A potent reminder of the importance of imperfect friends, for loving them for whoever they are…Silverstein proved her writing mettle…She seamlessly knits several important issues into one compelling package. —USA TODAY
My Glory Was I Had Such Friends is, at its core, a book about friendship. Silverstein spares no words honestly describing the endless emotions she felt when friends from work, childhood and her community walked alongside her as she waited for a heart… —ASSOCIATED PRESS
An inspiring, heart-warming memoir… Amazing… You can wait for the movie or grab some hankies and start crying now. —HUFFINGTON POST
This riveting account of what Amy endured—and how her friends supported her—illuminates the power of friendship, for all of us. —NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR GRETCHEN RUBIN
If it were fiction, you’d dismiss it as over the top: Multiple devoted women collaborating in an emotional, cross-country support relay, struggling to keep an exhausted friend alive… An endless wait leads to a medical miracle that makes it all worthwhile. But here’s the kicker: It’s all true, and it’s beautifully written, too. —TED KOPPEL
There’s a special air around crisis that makes true intimacy possible in ways that daily life rarely does. Amy Silverstein has tapped into that moment with a cast of women who will make you pine for your nearest and dearest. —NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR KELLY CORRIGAN
