Book description
For fans of Laura Hankin and Jennifer Weiner, this fresh, clever, and complex debut "mom-com" explores the ups and downs of friendship and what happens when those you trust the most leave you high and dry.
A plucky protagonist who’s far from figuring it all out—but powers through with wit…
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1 author picked The Friendship Breakup as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book also has a quirky, silly style as Fallon deals with her mom friends ghosting her. I related a lot to Fallon's struggles with being a mom while trying to build her chocolate business at the age of forty. Her journey was really inspiring. I loved the themes it explores about the difficulties of finding and maintain friendships as you grow older and how sometimes you need to let go of people who made an impact in your life but may not fit into it anymore.
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