<p><b>THE INSTANT<i> NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br><br><br><b>'A timely, unique guide to approaching friendship, often the profoundest source of connection in your life, with the love (and self-reflection) it deserves.' – Francesca Specter, author of<i> Alonement</i><br><br>A life-affirming handbook on how understanding the science of attachment can help you find friends and forge strong, lasting connections with others.</b><br><br>When was the last time you put yourself out there to make a new friend?<br><br>For many of us, the answer is too long ago.<br><br>Step forward psychologist and friendship expert Dr Marisa G. Franco, who explains how the undervaluing of friendship in our culture has led to an epidemic of isolation, and what we can do about it. Using the groundbreaking framework behind attachment theory, <i>Platonic</i> te