12 Unforgettable Female Friendships in Literature

By Danielle Golds | Published Feb 4, 2019

female friendship in literature — Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox

Buy The Group at Amazon

The Group

By Mary McCarthy

Buy My Brilliant Friend at Amazon

My Brilliant Friend

By Elena Ferrante

Buy The Color Purple at Amazon

The Color Purple

By Alice Walker

in conversation with alice walker — Still from The Color Purple (1985)
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.

Buy Cranford at Amazon

Cranford

By Elizabeth Gaskell

Buy Women in Love at Amazon

Women in Love

By D. H. Lawrence

Buy Little Women at Amazon

Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott

female friendships in literature — Still from Little Women (1994)
Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures

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Buy Their Eyes Were Watching God at Amazon

Their Eyes Were Watching God

By Zora Neale Hurston

Buy Swing Time at Amazon

Swing Time

By Zadie Smith

Buy A Thousand Splendid Suns at Amazon

A Thousand Splendid Suns

By Khaled Hosseini

Buy Snow Flower and the Secret Fan at Amazon

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

By Lisa See

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Waiting to Exhale

By Terry McMillan

female friendships in literature — Still from Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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The Secret Life of Bees

By Sue Monk Kidd

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