The Best Of Friends: Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friends hip

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Ginger Mauney transplanted southern roots to southern Africa, eventually raising a son in the wilds of Namibia. Sara James propelled herself from local anchor to a demanding career at NBC and eventually struggled to balance work with marriage and motherhood. Though the two lead seemingly opposite lives, there is much they share: a hometown in Richmond, VA, an attraction to life on the razors edge, and a past. In this heartfelt memoir, Mauney and James alternately explore their learning curve of life through the lens of a remarkable relationships that spans thousands of miles and 30 years.

The Best of Friends uses the example of their lives to explore universal questions of ambition, love and heartbreak, integrity, and friendship. Though it is their story, it is also the story of many adult women who, with the help of friends, dared to reinvent their lives just when it seemed that everything was falling apart.

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"James and Mauney write about their friendship . . . in a way that will leave you saying 'Me too.'" -- Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Their book...pays tribute to the advances that feminism brought...and to the enduring value of female friendship. -- Publishers Weekly

"Filled with...concerns about love, work, men, marriage and motherhood...that could be a favorite of women's reading groups." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Two great friends, two fascinating individual stories, and a memoir that reads like a novel..." -- Lian Dolan, author of Satellite Sisters' UnCommon Senses

"Rich tales...A unique window into modern women's quest for meaning and calm in an ever more chaotic world." -- Gwendolyn Bounds, author of Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, A Town, and the Search for What Matters Most

"The Bach Minuet of memoirs...two vastly different stories...woven into the other to form a single, gorgeous melody." -- Deborah Copaken Kogan, author of Shutterbabe and the forthcoming Suicide Wood

"With grit, honesty, and humor...Their engrossing tale of friendship celebrates the importance of having a confidante." -- More Magazine, HOT SUMMER READS

"An honest, funny, often wrenching memoir that follows childhood friends...as they...withstand the ups and downs of marriage and kids." -- Parenting Magazine

"Dateline NBC's Sara James and her great friend Ginger Mauney have mastered the art of staying connected." -- Today Show

"Sometimes the most unlikely people become best friends...a wonderful book." -- CBS This Morning

Author Bio

Sara James is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and anchor who has reported for Dateline, the Today show, and NBC Nightly News. She lives in New York City with her husband and their two daughters. Filmmaker Ginger Mauney has lived and worked in Namibia for sixteen years. Her films have aired on National Geographic Explorer, PBS, Channel 4 (UK), and in more than fifty countries worldwide. She lives in Namibia with her husband and their son.