12 Unforgettable Female Friendships in Literature
Celebrate the unsung heroine of books: friendship.
By
Danielle Golds | Published Feb 4, 2019

- Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox
The Group
By Mary McCarthy
My Brilliant Friend
By Elena Ferrante
The Color Purple
By Alice Walker
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Still from The Color Purple (1985)
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
Cranford
By Elizabeth Gaskell
Women in Love
By D. H. Lawrence
Little Women
By Louisa May Alcott
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Still from Little Women (1994)
Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston
Swing Time
By Zadie Smith
A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
By Lisa See
Waiting to Exhale
By Terry McMillan
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Still from Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox
The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd
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