Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Bravely revealing BERNADINE EVARISTO

Funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience SATHNAM SANGHERA

This book is brilliant JO ELVIN

Essential reading admirably candid and well-crafted GUARDIAN
As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships Aren't they just as if not more important So why is it hard to find the right words to express what these uniquely complex bonds mean to us

In this fascinating, insightful and uniquely moving book, Elizabeth Day embarks on a journey to find out. Friendaholic unpacks the significance and evolution of friendship from the ancient wisdom of Cicero to the modern curse of ghosting. How and why do we make friends Is friendship an antidote to loneliness How should we deal with a frenemy And is it ok to end a friendship that has gone awry

Friendaholic examines what makes a good friend and asks us what kind of friend we want to be to each other but also to ourselves.

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Praise for Friendaholic:

A joyful read
THE SUNDAY TIMES

Essential reading admirably candid and well-crafted
THE GUARDIAN

(An)eloquent, disarmingly honest book
DAILY MIRROR

A generous, companionable guide to a part of life every bit as crucial and as fraught as romance or family.
THE OBSERVER

Perceptive, compassionate and filled with relatable insights into all that is beautiful about friendship, with its most valuable point being that it should be about quality, rather than quantity.
THE DAILY MAIL

This book is brilliant. Jo Elvin

Ive never read a book about friendships before. This one really digs deep, is bravely revealing and makes me reflect on my own friendship habits, issues, and culture. Bernardine Evaristo

I really want to say that reading Elizabeth Day feels like listening to a friend, but it's complicated by the fact that Im an actual friend who makes an appearance in this book on friendship. But fuck it, it's true: reading Elizabeth Day feels like listening to a friend. And reading her on this strangely neglected theme is a revelation. Friendships can mean as much, sometimes even more than family, and finally we have a book that treats the subject with the seriousness it deserves. And Day is the best possible guide: funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience. Sathnam Sanghera

Praise for Friendaholic:

A joyful read
THE SUNDAY TIMES

Essential reading admirably candid and well-crafted
THE GUARDIAN

(An)eloquent, disarmingly honest book
DAILY MIRROR

A generous, companionable guide to a part of life every bit as crucial and as fraught as romance or family.
THE OBSERVER

Perceptive, compassionate and filled with relatable insights into all that is beautiful about friendship, with its most valuable point being that it should be about quality, rather than quantity.
THE DAILY MAIL

This book is brilliant. Jo Elvin

Ive never read a book about friendships before. This one really digs deep, is bravely revealing and makes me reflect on my own friendship habits, issues, and culture. Bernardine Evaristo

I really want to say that reading Elizabeth Day feels like listening to a friend, but it's complicated by the fact that Im an actual friend who makes an appearance in this book on friendship. But fuck it, it's true: reading Elizabeth Day feels like listening to a friend. And reading her on this strangely neglected theme is a revelation. Friendships can mean as much, sometimes even more than family, and finally we have a book that treats the subject with the seriousness it deserves. And Day is the best possible guide: funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience. Sathnam Sanghera

Author Bio

Elizabeth Day is the author of four novels and Sunday Times bestelling memoir, How to Fail. Her acclaimed debut Scissors, Paper, Stone won a Betty Trask Award and Home Fires was an Observer book of the year. Her third, Paradise City, was named one of the best novels of 2015 in the Evening Standard, and The Party was an Amazon bestseller and a Richard & Judy bookclub pick. She is also an award-winning journalist and has written extensively for The Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Observer, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. She is currently a columnist for the Mail on Sunday's You magazine and host of the iTunes chart-topping podcast, How To Fail With Elizabeth Day.