We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Raw and Poetic, A Love Letter to Female Friendships

Dec 27, 2025

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If you grew up loving Beaches as much as I did, this novel will hit you square in the heart. Catherine Newman’s writing is poetic, poignant, and unexpectedly funny, capturing the messy complexity of female friendship and grief without ever feeling too sentimental. It’s the kind of book filled with lines so beautiful and tr…

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