Grace and Frankie

A Guide to Best-Friendship and Not Giving a Damn

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Flashpoint
Emilie Sandoz-Voyer
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A celebration of true friendship in all its messy glory, featuring the best quotes and stills from the show alongside quizzes, lists, tips, and recipes to bring out the Grace and Frankie in best friends everywhere.

'You make me feel strong, Grace Hanson.' — Frankie

When Grace and Frankie comes to a close following season 7, it will have been Netflix’s longest running original show. At the story’s heart is Grace and Frankie’s epic friendship — the ultimate womance — which is at turns difficult and heartwarming, hilarious and heartbreaking. Through Grace and Frankie’s friendship, we see their very full and perfectly imperfect lives: their friendships, romances, family dynamics, aging woes, and losses. And we get to see just how real and important female friendships are at every age.

The perfect gift book, this celebration of best-friendship provides a cheeky-yet-heartfelt look at life’s ups and downs—and the unique ways friends like Grace and Frankie deal with them. Organised by the most important parts of any friendship, the book guides readers through the besties’ classic takes on subjects like dealing with love and loss, helping your work wife get ahead at the office, hashing out inevitable arguments, and how to always put your womance first. Photographs and spot illustrations depict the show’s most iconic moments, while lists, quizzes, recipes, quotes, and contextual running text provide everything fans need to bring Grace and Frankie’s don’t-give-a-crap attitude into their own lives. Whether you're a Grace or a Frankie — or hoping to be a little more of either--find all the inspiration here. You don't need to be a die-hard fan of the show to benefit from its wisdom: Women of all ages will see themselves, their triumphs, and their struggles reflected in these pages.

Introductory text and a foreword by famed show creator Marta Kauffman, who also created Friends, describes the show’s inspiration and the experience of creating a groundbreaking hit that speaks to and about women and men of all ages.

Grace and Frankie has been a breakout hit for Netflix. It resonates with a diverse audience — women from 13 to 103, LGBTQ folks, and a strong millennial fan base. Its themes are universal, but at its heart is the strength of female friendships and all they contain.

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Contributor Bio

Emilie Sandoz-Voyer is an editor and the author of The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady. When she’s not binge-watching Netflix, she works on a wide range of fiction, nonfiction, and illustrated book projects as an editor at Girl Friday Productions. She lives in Seattle with her family, and she’s a Frankie.

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