The Friends We Keep
A Woman's Quest for the Soul of Friendship
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Sarah Zacharias Davis
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The Friends We Keep is Sarah's thoughtful account of her own story and the stories of other women about navigating friendship. Her revealing discoveries tackle the questions every woman asks.
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- Jennifer
- 01-29-14
Jesus is your best friend
What did you like best about The Friends We Keep? What did you like least?
I was able to relate to this book in the beginning, but 1/4 way through it starts recounting in specific detail personal stories of very small issues within the author's group of friends, and then somehow relating every one of the issues to Jesus. If Jesus is your best friend, then you will like this book. The narrator has a very flat tone which sometimes leads me to zoning out.
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