"Staying connected with a close friend boils down to three main things: rituals, assurances, and openness" p. 181 On point!! You couldn't describe it more appropriately. I'm a little disappointed that it is mostly about Aminatou's and Ann's own story. According to the title, I thought it was more about general friendship. But their story nevertheless helped me to understand the construct of friendship better. A few days after I finished this book me and my best friend will go for a wellness vacation - like Aminatou and Ann did at the beginning of their book. But before we will start our trip, I will give her a really big hug. I'm glad to have you. I know you read this ;-) <3

tbh i expected something else from this book and not a personal story about aminatou's and ann's friendship (i didn't know the authors or their podcast before) BUT i really loved how they talked about their friendship and also about feminism, racism, classism, capitalism and how everything is connected & how their friendship evolved over the years and all the ups and downs they had