Biography of A Friendship

by Marie-Claude Arnott

Overview

Their friendship was a defining constant in their lives...

When Marie-Claude (MC) met Juliette in an office in Switzerland, she was starting a new job. Juliette was already established, sophisticated, and refreshingly blunt. The younger MC was drawn to Juliette's wit and zest for life, and they quickly became friends. Even when careers, marriages, motherhood, moves, and tragedy separated them across decades and continents, their friendship thrived.

Then came the day MC saw a shocking photo of Juliette looking exhausted and aged. She pleaded for her friend to visit a doctor, but neither was prepared for the devastating diagnosis: pancreatic cancer. Both women were crushed but determined to make the most of their remaining months together. MC visited Juliette in France and later Switzerland, where MC agreed to accompany Juliette on her final journey. As the two friends discussed their friendship, lives, and views on death, MC was consumed by doubt. Could she be the friend Juliette needed?

"Be a part of Juliette's conversation" was her answer, and her final gift to Juliette is this beautiful story of their friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962707251
Publisher:	Tule Publishing Inc.
Publication date:	03/14/2024
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Thank you for "meeting" me!

I grew up in France near Geneva, Switzerland. I now live in Vancouver, BC, with my husband, and regularly visit family and friends in California and France.

As a young teenager penning expressive letters to my best friend's father, in a long-term care facility, I was told I should become a writer. Instead, I studied foreign languages.

Later, attending university in the U.S. revived my passion for writing. After a B.A. in International Studies (emphasis on international organizations and law) I received a diploma for a two-year distance learning course with the London School of Journalism. I then wrote for digital and print publications.

Since Biography of a Friendship is my first book, it has become part of my bio.

The story is a combination of Kristin Hannah's novel Firefly Lane and Ann Patchett's memoir Truth and Beauty. It's emotional, and unapologetic.

I wrote the book as a promise to my friend suddenly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Because it would help two friends like us. Because her life was more than about her illness.

The journey revived the colorful stories of my friend's life and of our friendship. Biography of a Friendship is a hybrid memoir; it will take you to unexpected "places."

Some readers "didn't want the book to end." Others found it "informative while still telling the captivating story of a friendship." Most importantly to me, some said it "helped them."

If you are interested in the friendship angle, you will identify with the story of a long female friendship, a contemporary universal theme. If you are drawn to it by the pancreatic cancer angle, I hope my experience in supporting my friend will help you support someone battling any type of cancer.

Finally, if you read Biography of a Friendship, I hope you will leave even a short review. Be sure to include the title and the author's name, then share what you would tell a friend.

"Treasure your friends!" (My note when signing a book).