She Matters, Susanna Sonnenberg
She Matters, Susanna Sonnenberg
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She Matters
A Life in Friendships

Author: Susanna Sonnenberg

Narrator: Susanna Sonnenberg

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2013


Synopsis

From the bestselling “immensely gifted” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) author of Her Last Death comes a fearless, compulsively readable, intensely provocative book about female friendships.

THE BEST FRIEND WHO BROKE UP WITH YOU. The older girl at school you worshipped. The friend who betrayed you. The friend you betrayed. Companions in travel, in discovery, in motherhood, in grief; the mentor, the model, the rescuer, the guide, the little sister. These have been the friends in Susanna Sonnenberg’s life, women tender, dominant, and crucial.

Searing and superbly written, Sonnenberg’s She Matters: A Life in Friendships illuminates the friendships that have influenced, nourished, inspired, and haunted her—and sometimes torn her apart. Each has its own lessons that Sonnenberg seeks to understand. Her method is investigative and ruminative; her result, fearlessly observed portraits of friendships that will inspire all readers to consider the complexities of their own relationships. This electric book is testimony to the emotional bonds between women, whether shattered, shaky, or unbreakable.

About Susanna Sonnenberg

Susanna Sonnenberg is the author of Her Last Death. She lives in Montana with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donnie on June 04, 2013

Susanna Sonnenberg isn't perfect. She Matters: A Life in Friendshipsis. Sonnenberg didn't have a conventional childhood: She was privileged. There are mansions, boarding schools, a life she didn't choose. Would she have it all again? That's her business. As a writer, she has the responsibility of to......more

Goodreads review by David on September 07, 2013

This was her second memoir -- mentions a number of times the first one, which apparently focused on growing up with an extremely irresponsible mother. In this one, lots of her difficulties with female friends get attributed to her issues with her Mom. On the plus side, she has a way with words and ma......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 07, 2013

I heard about this book on NPR one day and immediately went home and got it on my Nook. I can't say it was a great book, but it was really a very good book. It actually is not just about friendship, but also about boundaries and personal growth. Susanna Sonnenberg took a good look at herself over th......more

Goodreads review by Denise on February 09, 2013

Though I thought it ended rather abruptly, I truly enjoyed this book by the end. I must admit to being attracted to any story that involves a level of dysfunction. I also found myself fascinated by her ability to break down each friendship and see it for what it truly was/is, with an honesty that I......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 25, 2013

Female friendship can be every bit as complex, intense and rewarding as a marriage. Having had many ups and downs with female friends, I was excited to see Sonnenberg's memoir, which delves into more than a dozen different relationships the author has had with women, in an attempt to unpick some of......more