Along the way, she befriends Lyle Lovett and numerous others and inspires groups to come together in her name and is there for those who need a helping hand. She sprinkles her tweets throughout the book, often providing the backstory for a particular missive and the responses certain tweets received. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt tells the story of a lonely woman crippled by grief and how she created a fictional internet sensation who brings joy, laughter, and, most importantly, a sense of community to an often negative platform. Thankfully I put aside my misgivings and dove in. The plan is to lurk and be snarky from a distance, but as her following grows she finds she appreciates the many connections she makes.ĥ-star review: "A woman who has a fake persona called Duchess Goldblatt on Twitter now has a book?! Hmmm. There's also just a familiar ease to their writing that makes this an easy read." - Lily Hermanĭealing with the lingering trauma of a rough childhood and bad heartbreak, a reclusive anonymous writer invents, and creates a Twitter account for, a fictional persona: 81-year-old Duchess Goldblatt. Sow and Friedman tell the story of their own intense Big Friendship™ while masterfully weaving in larger conversations of how our friendships come together and fall apart, taking on everything from the unique struggles of interracial friendships to how friend breakups can often feel more devastating than romantic ones. There's plenty of research and discussion around family dynamics and romantic relationships, but so often friendships get shunted off to the side when it comes to individual and societal introspection. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, chronicle their first decade in each other's lives, describing the way their Big Friendship - the type of strong bond that survives life's biggest shifts - helped them get through health scares, career woes, relationship pitfalls, and more.ĥ-star review: " Big Friendship tackles our cultural issues with giving platonic relationships the care and attention they deserve, both on a personal and an intellectual level.
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