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Our best friends, gal-pals, bromances, Twitter followers, Facebook friends, long distance buddies and WhatsApp threads define us in ways we rarely openly acknowledge. There is so much about friendship we either don’t know or don’t articulate: why do some friendships last a lifetime, while others are only temporary? How do you ‘break up’ with a toxic friend? Can men and women really be platonic? And maybe the most important question: how can we live in the most interconnected age and still find ourselves stuck in the greatest loneliness epidemic of our time? It’s killing us, making us miserable and causing a public health crisis. What if meaningful friendships are the solution, not a distraction?Kate Leaver’s much anticipated manifesto argues that friendship can cure the modern malaise of solitude, ignorance, ill health and angst. She looks at what friendship means, how it can survive, why we need it and what we can do to get the most from it. From behavioural scientists to best mates, Kate finds extraordinary stories and research, drawing on her own experiences to create a fascinating blend of accessible ‘smart thinking’, investigative journalism, pop culture and memoir.Editorial ReviewsReview“Kate’s mixture of wild and stupendous imagination, emotional intelligence, and honest human approach in her writing strikes chords.”- Gemma Cairney, BBC1 Radio“A lovely, lively look at the importance of friendship as an antidote to loneliness.”- Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of A Manual for Heartache and The Last Act of Love“The Friendship Cure is here to make us love our girl friends all over again . . . you’ll want to buy it and give it to all of your friends immediately.”- The StandardAbout the AuthorKate Leaver is a journalist who writes about women, pop culture, and mental health. She contributes regularly to Glamour UK, and her stories and features also appear in the Guardian, Broadly, ELLE, HuffPost, and Refinery29. She also writes as the “Pottermore Correspondent” for J.K. Rowling’s popular fan site, where she reports on real-world news about the Harry Potter franchise, including interviews from the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and coverage of the stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.File Size: 421 KBPrint Length: 304 pagesPublisher: Duckworth Overlook (March 22, 2018)http://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Cure-Kate-Leaver-ebook/dp/B…