Título: Girls From Ames, The
Autor: Jeffrey Zaslow
Sinopse: From the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became. Meet the Ames Girls: eleven childhood friends who formed a special bond growing up in Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eight different states, yet managed to maintain an enduring friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, a childÂ's illness and the mysterious death of one member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Ames is a testament to the deep bonds of women as they experience lifeÂ's joys and challenges -- and the power of friendship to triumph over heartbreak and unexpected tragedy. The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. Photograph by photograph, recollection by recollection, occasionally with tears and often with great laughter, their sweeping and moving story is shared by Jeffrey Zaslow, Wall Street Journal columnist, as he attempts to define the matchless bonds of female friendship. It demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of womenÂ's lives – their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters – and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. The Girls from Ames is the story of a group of ordinary women who built an extraordinary friendship. With both universal insights and deeply personal moments, it is a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Girls From Ames, The”, de Jeffrey Zaslow, publicado pela editora Gotham Books, em 2009 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Gotham Books
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2009
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781592404452
ISBN13: 9781592404452
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Gotham Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura que transita entre o envolvimento emocional e a reflexão intelectual, com obras que exploram desde a intimidade das relações humanas até análises culturais e científicas. O catálogo revela um equilíbrio entre narrativas pessoais, como memórias e relatos de superação, e abordagens mais didáticas, que trazem temas como física aplicada a super-heróis ou estratégias para manter a paixão em relacionamentos. O tom varia do inspirador ao informativo, frequentemente com um ritmo acessível e linguagem direta, sem perder profundidade. As sinopses sugerem que há obras que dialogam com públicos interessados em autoconhecimento, espiritualidade, esportes, e até humor, compondo um mosaico editorial que valoriza a diversidade temática sem dispersar o foco na experiência humana.
