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Our reading recommendation
My Friends
Why we recommend it
My Friends brings together literary fiction, friendship, and found family. It is a strong match for readers drawn to grief & healing, emotional read, and book club read.
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Book-club questions
Spoiler note: These prompts are best explored after everyone has finished the book.
- How does the painting preserve a version of friendship that memory alone could not?
- What does Louisa see in the artwork that its wealthy admirers overlook?
- Which friendship in the novel felt most transformative, and why?
- Does art belong primarily to its creator, its subject, its owner, or the person who most deeply understands it?