2003 was a difficult year for Febriyo Hadikesuma because he failed the entry test to his dream university. He worked as a construction worker, administrator in a canteen, cook, he even participated in a secretary training to spend his time before testing the next year. The next year, he was accepted at Gadjah Mada University, though his parents were forced to pawn their home to pay the tuition.…
Jessica Moxham thought she was prepared for the experience of motherhood. Armed with advice from friends and family, parenting books and antenatal classes, she felt ready. After giving birth, she found herself facing a different, more uncertain reality. Her son, Ben, was fighting to stay alive. When Jessica could finally take him home from hospital, the challenges were far from over. In t…
BFFs examines female friendship as a site of radical intimacy, as told through the cultural touchstones around us. From Elena Ferrante to Booksmart, Little Women to Insecure, and beyond, the book considers how female friendships can offer a more expansive and emancipatory understanding of female intimacy.