Month: April 2025

Although this couple from Jane Austen’s novel Emma eventually fall in love, their connection begins as childhood neighbors. Their intimate friendship predates and lays the foundation for their romance. Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

George and Emma shared a childhood friendship before embarking on an adult romance

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship

West Point cadets and friends, Grant later commanded the Union Army during the American Civil War, while Longstreet was one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted Confederate officers. In fact, Longstreet convinced Lee to surrender, knowing Grant would offer him generous terms. After warmly greeting each other at the surrender ceremony, Grant and Longstreet played brag (a card game) for old time’s sake. When the war ended, Longstreet strongly supported Reconstruction. The two men remained good friends. Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

Union General Grant and Confederate Officer Longstreet resumed their friendship after the Civil War ended

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship

The friendship of Clarissa and Richard in The Hours by Michael Cunningham is shrouded in unrequited history and current tragedy. Modeled on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Cunningham’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize winning novel illuminates both the superficiality and depth in the single day of a life. Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

Clarissa and Richard, friends in The Hours

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship

What began as a friendship devolved into a musical feud when Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist, accused John of overstaying a guest appearance on a Stones’ show. He criticized John’s reframing of Candle in the Wind after Princess Diana’s death as “Songs for Dead Blondes,” while John said in 1997 that “Richards is like a monkey with arthritis. The Stones should have thrown him out 15 years ago.” Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

The musicians were friends until the mutual insults began to fly

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship