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The danger of making too many friends

Elizabeth Day recognises that real friends need nurturing, and spreading yourself too thinly doesn’t help anyone

27 May 2023

9:00 AM

27 May 2023

9:00 AM

Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict Elizabeth Day

4th Estate, pp.416, 16.99

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Elizabeth Day has found her niche as an astute, approachable social anthropologist, observing emotions and behaviour we are reluctant to discuss – such as failure – and draining them of their stigma. Her new book tackles the subject of friendship, which she points out has been far less analysed than romantic relationships.

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