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Friendship, love, and identity in adult transitions.
If you've ever felt the pang of relocating for love and struggling to find your tribe in a new city, "Brand New Friend" could resonate with you. It captures the often-undiscussed difficulty of forming meaningful adult friendships, spiced with humor and the poignant quest for belonging in unfamiliar territories. Rob’s journey reminds us that stepping out of our comfort zone is as challenging as it is essential for growth.
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ISBN: 9780340825396
Authors:
Mike Gayle
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Canada
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.81
(rated by 2061 readers)
Description
Finding friends is hard to do... When thirty-two-year-old Rob Brooks's long-term girlfriend asks him to leave London and live with her in Manchester, not only will it mean moving cities and changing the only job he's ever had, it'll also mean leaving behind his best mate in the entire world, Phil Clarke. Believing in love conquering all, Rob takes the plunge and convinced of his ability to make new friends, Rob tries his best to sort out the situation. But when six months in he still finds himself without even so much as a regular drinking buddy, he begins to realize that sometimes making friends in your thirties can be the hardest thing to do. With this in mind, Rob begins a strategy that, though risky, has the potential to deliver the one thing he wants: a brand new friend. His strategy? Advertising in a classified ad in a Manchester magazine. After three excruciatingly embarrassing "bloke dates," Rob begins to despair. But then his luck changes. He finds himself a brand new friend. But there's a problem. Apart from knowing less than nothing about music trivia, football, and supermodels' vital statistics, Rob's new friend has one huge flaw. She's a girl.
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