From next-door neighbors to BFFs, Pretty Little World co-authors Elizabeth LaBan and Melissa DePino share how they became each other's "person," proving that friends can be the greatest loves of our lives.
Sometimes our soul mates live down the street. Melissa finds hers when she opens the door for her new neighbor, Elizabeth. Over many years, their lives become intertwined as they support each other through pregnancy and motherhood, divorce, bereavement, and starting over. This is the story of finding a life partner under a different roof.
Neighbors is part of The Real Thing, a collection of moving, hilarious, and big-hearted essays on the modern realities of friendship, romance, commitment, and love, with art by Geoff McFetridge. Each story can be read-or listened to-in a single sitting.
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[I shouldn't have been surprised when things unravelled that July afternoon at the pool] ***(Amazon Original Stories, 28 May 2018, ebook, 52 pages, kindle in motion, Prime Reading)
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This is my first time reading the authors. I really enjoyed this collection of essays about the friendship between both women. Elizabeth and Melissa are lucky they have such a close bond. I'm a little envious because I don't have that kind of friendship with anyone. The chapters alternate between both women so you get to see both sides of their sweet, touching story. Elizabeth and Melissa remind me of the friendship my mother once had with a woman she worked with many years ago, before I was born. They were friends for over 20 years and out of the blue the woman cut my mother dead. I'd recommend this collection of essays.
