Just Between Us is a compilation of short stories – both memoir and fiction – by some of Australia’s favourite female authors. These stories are about friendship and most of them relating the tragic tales of how many female relationships painfully breakdown.

I love the concept of this anthology. I’ve often wondered what exactly has gone wrong in my own relationships with female friends and reading this collection has made me feel better knowing that I’m not alone in my confusion.

There’s a great variety of stories in this book ranging from stories about first friendships to those which have spanned decades. There are fictional accounts of high school dramas to real life tales of how motherhood and time affects friendship. I enjoyed reading the stories by authors I love and I plan to check out some other works by the authors I was less familiar with.

This is a well thought out compilation with enough variety that I think all readers will find something to relate to. Definitely one I’m going to be lending to my mum.