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Very interesting! I think of Little Women -- although they are sisters -- and I also think about my own life, since I'm divorced and live alone. Where would I be without my female friends?

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I’m so glad you touched on this. Realizing in my fifties how important female friends are I’ve made it a point to add friendships into my stories.

I have the unshakeable “Panther Mama’s” in “THE PERPETUAL”.

Experience and calm insight to a fellow mid-life woman. And a little ass-kicking. 💕

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Loved this, and to echo, I always have strong female friendships in my books, but writing that element always happened so naturally, it never felt like a conscious decision to put them in. And, I've always taken inspiration from my own friendships.

You might like to check out The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson - it's a whole book about female friendship across generations, and it's marvellous!

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Cheers to strong female friends IRL and in stories :-) Thank you for the recommendation!

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