Nobody's Cuter Than You

A Memoir About the Beauty of Friendship

De: Melanie Shankle

Narrado por: Melanie Shankle

There is nothing as precious in life as a friend who knows you and loves you in spite of yourself. Yet over the last couple of decades, we've substituted the joy of real friendship with cheap imitations. We settle for "community" on Facebook and Twitter and a series of text messages that allow us to communicate with someone without the commitment. We like each other's beautifully filtered photos on Instagram and delude ourselves into believing we have a community. But real friendship requires effort. It's showing up, laughing loud, and crying hard. It's forgiving and loving and giving the benefit of the doubt. It's making a casserole, doing a carpool pickup, and making sure she knows those cute shoes are 50 percent off.

Written in the same comedic style as the New York Times best sellers Sparkly Green Earrings and The Antelope in the Living Room, Nobody's Cuter Than You is a laugh-out-loud look at the special bond that exists between friends and a poignant celebration of all the extraordinary people God had the good sense to bring into our lives at exactly the right moments. From the friendships we develop over a lifetime to the ones that wounded us and the ones that taught us to love better, Melanie Shankle reveals the influence our friends have on who we were, who we are, and who we will become. And on a day when our jeans feel too tight, our chins have decided to embrace hormone-related acne reminiscent of our teen years, and our kids have tested the limits of our sanity, they are the ones who will look at us and say, "Nobody's cuter than you!"

©2015 eChristian (P)2015 eChristian

Always Love Melanie!

Melanie Shankle is one of my favorite stories tellers! She makes me LOL & leaves me wishing I could listen to her all day long, love her voice!

I feel like Melanie is a friend of mine!

I loved this book! I've told all my friends about it! I felt like I could relate to everyone one of the people mentioned! Loved the author reading it! Didn't want this book to end!! What a blessing friendship is!

Big Mama at Her Best

If you are a fan of her blog or the Big Boo Cast you NEEEED this book. Absolutely nothing better than having the author read it the way she wrote it. I just don't know how she did it without breaking down or breaking up. She had me laughing and crying and she is the one who lived it all. Caused some real reflection as I pondered my own friendships. This will be gifted to others and my list keeps growing.

Most heartwarming book I've read in a long time...

Love love love! I would recommend this book to every woman every where who had ever had the good fortune of close friends.

Savor

I love to listen to Melanie shankle read her own book! It adds so much to the heart and humor of the book! I listened to Antelope In The Living Room and loved it so I knew that this would be one to look forward to. I savored the book and made it last as long as I could, yet I am still sad to see it end. Listening to these heartfelt stories reminds me of my greatest friends and what makes life all that much sweeter. Love it!

A new friend found in the pages

Loved the whole book. Laughed out loud, wiped tears, shook my head & shouted AMEN! numerous times.

Heartwarming & laugh out loud funny

Melanie has such a great sense of humor and the funniest way of expressing friendship while still showing and sharing her serious moments in the best way!

Melanie's work is fabulous!

If you are female, have a best friend and have lived thru the 90s this book is for you. Really if your a female you will enjoy her so much. She makes you laugh , cry and want to ride shotgun with her and her best friend Gully. You won't be disappointed.

Great read

Beautiful story of friendships - Melanie offers insights and guidance on the art of being a good friend, and how precious it is to find them. Her writing is witty, funny and captivating. It leaves you craving to hear more, and not wanting the book to come to an end.

Friendship!

I love listening to Melanie read her own book. This book made me want to call all my girlfriends and tell them how much more I love them after hearing this book...and it also made me want to call friends from the past and thank them for what they meant to me “then.”