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The Friendship List

Susan Mallery
Chapters (38)
  1. Cover
  2. Back Cover Text
  3. Select praise for the novels of Susan Mallery
  4. About the Author
  5. Booklist
  6. Dedication
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  30. twenty-four
  31. twenty-five
  32. twenty-six
  33. twenty-seven
  34. epilogue
  35. The Friendship List - Reader Discussion Guide
  36. Questions for Discussion
  37. Recipes
  38. Ellen’s Chicken Parm

Cover

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Back Cover Text

[ ] Dance till dawn

[ ] Go skydiving

[ ] Wear a bikini in public

[ ] Start living

Two best friends jump-start their lives in a summer that will change them forever...

Single mom Ellen Fox couldn’t be more content—until she overhears her son saying he can’t go to his dream college because she needs him too much. If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she’s living hers.

So Unity Leandre, her best friend since forever, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. What’s wrong with a thirtysomething widow still sleeping in her late husband’s childhood bed?

The Friendship List begins as a way to make others believe they’re just fine. But somewhere between “wear three-inch heels” and “have sex with a gorgeous guy,” Ellen and Unity discover that life is meant to be lived with joy and abandon, in a story filled with humor, heartache and regrettable tattoos.

Select praise for the novels of Susan Mallery

Select praise for the novels of Susan Mallery

“Mallery brings her signature humor and style to this moving story of strong women who help each other deal with realistic challenges, a tale as appealing as the fictionof Debbie Macomber and Anne Tyler.”

—Booklist on California Girls

“Susan Mallery never disappoints and with Daughters of the Bride she is at her storytelling best.”

—Debbie Macomber,#1 New York Times bestselling author

“Mallery’s latest novel is a breath of fresh air for romantics,a sweet reminder that falling in love is never how you plan it and alwaysa pleasant surprise.”

—Library Journal on The Summer of Sunshine & Margot, starred review

“The characters will have you crying, laughing, and falling in love….Another brilliantly well-written story.”

—San Francisco Book Review on The Friends We Keep, 5 stars

“Heartfelt, funny, and utterly charming all the way through!”

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, on Daughters of the Bride

“Mallery blends the friend-and-family relationships common to women’s fictionwith the love scenes and happy ending of a contemporary romance, makingthis an excellent summer read for fans of both genres.”

—Booklist on Secrets of the Tulip Sisters

“Heartwarming… This book is sweet and will appeal to readers who enjoythe intricacies of family drama.”

—Publishers Weekly on When We Found Home

“It’s not just a tale of how true friendship can lift you up, but also howchange is an integral part of life…. Fans of Jodi Picoult, Debbie Macomber,and Elin Hilderbrand will assuredly fall for The Girls of Mischief Bay.”

—Bookreporter

“Mallery combines heat and sweet in a delicious tale destined for beach blankets.”

—Publishers Weekly on The Summer of Sunshine & Margot