Can we talk about how the 1970s setting makes the medical storyline later so much more powerful? Without giving spoilers, a major plot point involves a health crisis that would have been viewed and treated very differently just a decade earlier. The book subtly shows how much the world changed around these women, even as their personal dynamic remained stubbornly consistent in some ways.
The setting does a lot of heavy thematic lifting beyond just providing a period aesthetic.
It's so clearly a 1970s-initiated story. Even the title, 'Best Friends,' has a slightly bittersweet, nostalgic ring to it that evokes looking back on a relationship that started in youth, likely in an era like the 70s. The book uses the trappings of the decade—the music, the political fervor, the fashion—not as set dressing, but as integral components of the plot.
A key turning point involves an event that could only have happened in that specific social climate.
It's set from the 1970s through the 1990s, but the '70s are the star. The book opens in 1973. The specificity is important—it's post-Vietnam, pre-Reagan, a moment of weird transition. The characters are products of that.
You couldn't transplant Clare and Sally's origin story to the 80s or 90s and have it work the same way. The social pressures on them would be completely different. The '70s setting is a non-negotiable part of their character DNA.
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