The proof came in a carton of documents that had belonged to Sumner Simpson, once president of manufacturer Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. Now, the log might guide him to proof that the companies had long known that asbestos exposure could be deadly. And he was losing, as defense lawyers convinced juries that the companies had only recently learned of the dangers of the cancer-causing mineral. Motley, a lanky, deep-drawling South Carolina lawyer, had been representing sick workers in lawsuits against companies that used asbestos. And it was freely available to anyone who bothered to look for it – for this was long ago in 1978, before the routine use of protective orders, sealed documents and other tools of concealment wrapped U.S. It was an evidence log, a detailed inventory of documents and other exhibits that had been used in an injured worker’s lawsuit. Listen to more about Big Friendship in the famous Call Your Girlfriend podcast and/or check out the book.NEWARK, New Jersey – In the dreary archives of a Newark, New Jersey, courthouse, Ronald Motley found a treasure map. GEORGIANA : And I love that you needn’t make a sound and still are the most inspired and caring person I have ever known. In the events of Georgiana & Kitty, we see their friendship grow over many years only to be tested -and proven as resilient as we all had hoped:.Having spent so much time at Pemberley in the time between Pride & Prejudice and the Christmas at Pemberley plays, Georgiana and Kitty would have become fast friends, especially without the influence of Lydia, who it is said visited less frequently: “Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath…”.The girls meet soon after the events of the novel as the last chapter references “Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters.Georgiana and Kitty do not meet in Pride & Prejudice as they are never in the same place at the same time.A Big Friendship is “a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts.”Īt the heart of Georgiana & Kitty is the story of a “Big Friendship” built over many years of trust and trials.Įvents of Georgiana and Kitty’s Friendship

Best friends and podcasters Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow coined the term Big Friendship in their book by the same name.

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