Friendship

<p>What is the secret to true friendship? Is it really love&#146;s quieter relation or something stronger and more profound? And where does the line between the two lie? Rose Tremain looks at two unlikely lifelong friendships which &#150; though tested &#150; prove unbreakable. Thought-provoking and life-affirming this is at once an examination and a celebration of friendship in all its glorious complexity.<br><br>Selected from the books <i>Restoration </i>and <i>The Gustav Sonata </i>by Rose Tremain<br><br><b>VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.</b><br><br>A series of short books by the world&#146;s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human<br><br>Also in the Vintage Minis series:<br><i>Love</i> by Jeanette Winterson<br><i>Language</i> by Xiaolu Guo<br><i>Desire</i> by Haruki Murakami<br><i>Freedom</i> by Margaret Atwood</p>