Friends from Home

Name: Friends from Home
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauryn Chamberlain
ISBN: 9780593409152

Author: Lauryn Chamberlain

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/18/2021

Categories: Fiction, Women, Coming Of Age, Friendship

Synopsis

“An insightful, keenly observant debut about the power and complexities of a lifelong female friendship. Engrossing and wildly relatable.”—Carola Lovering, author of Too Good to Be True

“A bighearted story with deep roots in a complicated old friendship . . . [A] moving tale of love and life-changing choices.”—Hannah Orenstein, author of Head Over Heels

A timeless story about female friendship with an incredibly timely hook that makes it perfect for the millennial reader

Jules O'Brien and Michelle Davis have been best friends since third grade, when Jules and her single mother moved from Cleveland to the small Alabama town where Michelle's family has lived for generations.

Now in their midtwenties, the childhood friends live miles and worlds apart. When Jules agrees to be the maid of honor in Michelle's wedding, she quickly realizes just how different the two have become. Over the years, their passions and politics have diverged, and in the middle of wedding-planning squabbles, they feel more like strangers than the sisters they once were. When their friendship reaches a breaking point, Jules will have to decide if the bond they once had as girls is strong enough to reunite the women they are now. Is shared history enough to carry their friendship through a lifetime?

Disarming and wildly relatable, this novel is perfect for anyone who knows the complex love we have for our friends from home. It will have you calling the Michelle to your Jules immediately to discuss.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin Loves on July 09, 2022

While reading Friends from Home the idiom 'you can't go home again' stayed ever-present in my mind. When Jules O'Brien and Michelle Davis met in third grade, they became closer than sisters, best best friends, and imagined being friends forever. Adults now, they are not only separated by miles, but......more

Goodreads review by Heather~ Nature.books.and.coffee on August 08, 2021

Well this was definitely a relatable story of friendship. Once bff's in childhood, doesn't necessarily mean you will or can stay friends for life. People change, circumstances change. I thought this was a really well written character driven book. Jules and Michelle have been best friends since thi......more

Goodreads review by Chapters of Chase on May 30, 2023

Thank you, Dutton Books, for the gifted copy of Friends From Home {partner} Genre: Fiction Format: 📖 Audiobook Narration: ☆☆☆☆ Pub Date: 5.18.2021 Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆.5 Honestly, I chose to read Friends From Home because the author, Lauryn Chamberlain, has a new book coming out soon, and I wanted to get a......more

Goodreads review by Sherrie on May 06, 2021

As a New Yorker who went to college in the south, I totally related to this book. Jules and Michelle have been best friends since they were in elementary school in Alabama. Jules had a difficult home life being raised by a single mother and Michelle's family embraced her as one of their own family.......more

Goodreads review by Arvin on April 20, 2021

One of the most relatable books I've ever read. Perfectly paced, with characters you feel like you know. Jules and Michelle have been best friends since they were kids, and while they've grown apart in many ways--in distance, in politics--they still cling to that shared history. It's a challenging f......more

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Praise for Friends from Home

“An insightful, keenly observant debut about the power and complexities of a lifelong female friendship. Engrossing and wildly relatable.”—Carola Lovering, author of Too Good to Be True

“Friends From Home is a bighearted story with deep roots in a complicated old friendship. This moving tale of love and life-changing choices had me racing to the final page so I could call my best friend to discuss Jules and Michelle together.”—Hannah Orenstein, author of Head Over Heels

“Is shared history a solid enough basis for a lifetime of friendship? Set against a backdrop of New York publishing and a very Southern wedding, Friends from Home is about deciding who you want to be and who you want along for the ride. This sweet summer read is a thoughtful, relatable tale of female friendship and modern values.”—Georgia Clark, author of The Regulars

“We don’t talk about friendships fading or changing, but sometimes they do. Lauryn Chamberlain’s Friends from Home captures the love, sorrow, and continued devotion that comes with reconfiguring the friendships that made you who you are. A perfect book for anyone who’s growing up and trying to figure out how their old friends fit in their new lives.”—Kayleen Schaefer, author of But You're Still So Young