{"product_id":"bad-friend-how-women-revolutionized-modern-friendship","title":"Bad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship","description":"A smart and thought-provoking memoir, history, and cultural critique about the turmoil and complexity of female friendship\n\nOur culture today is inundated with narratives about the strength of female friendship, whether through images of girl power, BFFs, or work wives. Yet cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith has always found her own life much messier. She has had dramatic friend breakups, friendships that felt like too much or not enough, friendships that drifted into silence, and friendships built on convenience rather than a meeting of minds. And there are older cultural scripts to contend with: the competitive rival, the jealous backstabber, the underminer, the fair-weather friend.\n\nWe have all been bad friends. It’s impossible to be a perfect one; as Watt Smith points out, women’s friendships have long been magnified, scrutinized, praised, and admonished, creating a legacy of impossible ideals. In Bad Friend, Watt Smith reflects on her own experience and thoroughly mines the rich cultural history of female friendship to look for a new paradigm that might encompass the struggles along with the joy.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250870216\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1250870216.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Watt Smith, Tiffany\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298188230717,"sku":"BVV.1250870216.G","price":7.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1250870216-0.jpg?v=1782507211","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/bad-friend-how-women-revolutionized-modern-friendship","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}