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ARE LIBBY & KIT BREAKING UP?
ARE LIBBY & KIT breaking up?
The Art of Friendship
It’s been twenty years since childhood besties Libby and Kit have lived close by. And although they’ve remained close, Libby’s life in Sydney and Kit’s in Melbourne have made it easy for them to keep secrets from each other.
But when Libby moves back to Melbourne, the two soon find the distance that had grown between them was more than physical and they’re forced to ask big questions about their friendship.
When life leads friends in vastly different directions, do you hang on? Or let go?
what are readers saying?
“I connected to this book on so many levels. It is simple yet complicated, sad and real, uplifting and funny. It is about the friendships we hold and those we lose. Something about it felt intensely personal.”
"What an incredible novel this turned out to be! In Lisa Ireland’s latest, she examines the intricacies of friendship and asks the question: do lifelong friendships have a use by date? ...It’s a smorgasbord of social issues but just like a puzzle, all of these pieces fit neatly together, forming a picture of contemporary Australian life that many will be able to relate to."
"'The Art of Friendship' is a book that I heartily recommend. It is a very contemporary and connective novel that examines a commonplace aspect of our lives, friendships. Do we need certain friendships as much we think we do?..."
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what are readers saying?
“I connected to this book on so many levels. It is simple yet complicated, sad and real, uplifting and funny. It is about the friendships we hold and those we lose. Something about it felt intensely personal.”
Sally HepworthNYT Bestselling Author
"What an incredible novel this turned out to be! In Lisa Ireland’s latest, she examines the intricacies of friendship and asks the question: do lifelong friendships have a use by date? ...It’s a smorgasbord of social issues but just like a puzzle, all of these pieces fit neatly together, forming a picture of contemporary Australian life that many will be able to relate to."
Theresa SmithTheresa Smith Writes (Goodreads Review)
"'The Art of Friendship' is a book that I heartily recommend. It is a very contemporary and connective novel that examines a commonplace aspect of our lives, friendships. Do we need certain friendships as much we think we do?..."
AmandaMrs B's Book Reviews (Goodreads Review)
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When I read an article about ghosting in friendship, I suddenly realised that this had happened to me too. Up to that point, I’d had no idea how common this phenomenon is. I started to think about why some friendships last the distance and others don’t.
I really wanted to explore the idea of lifelong friendships and whether a shared history is enough to sustain them in the long term.
I think the answer to that question is a complex one; it certainly was for Libby and Kit!
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