The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow (2009, unabridged, 11 sound discs)Jeffrey Zaslow is a Wall Street Journal columnist and co-author of the Last Lecture. In 2003, he wrote a column titled Moving on: Staying in Touch: One More Thing That Women are Better at Than Men. He received hundreds of responses but one email sparked his interest and inspired him to explore the 40 year friendship of 11 girls from Ames, Iowa.
Zaslow’s book captures the trials and tribulations of their enduring friendship while interspersing factual/statistical information regarding the differences between male and female friendships, father-daughter relationships, and the purpose of relationships.
Although the book has photographs, the girls are easily distinguishable with Andrea Gallo’s voice giving each one her own persona. The narrator is clear and even paced with a pleasant tone.
For audiobook clubs, I would recommend listening to both Rebecca Well’s The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship for an interesting comparison and discussion.
This audiobook may be previewed on Audible.com or Barnes & Noble.
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