Partners In Crime

Elena Ferrante's novel is one big epic coming-of-age story weaved through decades and spaces so large that your own world seems small. Starting from the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples, the story transforms through cities, marriages, divorces and destines that merge and refract from one another. It's a meticulous portrait of two women, and a friendship that holds steadfast no matter what.

What's a 12-year-old gonna do when she's faced with the death of her brother? Be Oblivious? Fall into depression? Not Harriet. The 12-year-old sets on on a mission with her best and only friend Hely to track down and punish her brother's murderer. But what starts out as a child's game soon becomes a dark and dangerous journey into the menacing underworld of a small Mississippi town.

But hey, you ought to keep a friend who's willing to go on a killing hunt with you.

The Family Fang is a weird one. A really weird one. Mummy and Daddy Fang are trickers - street-side performers if you will. And they're looking to find the perfect trick ever to stun the world. And make no mistake, they're the past pair that ever was, right down to disappearing one right on their children. Just like that. Are they truly missing? Or is it really one big elaborate trick that they're waiting for an opportune moment to go "BOOYA?"

Twin brothers Chickadee and Makoons have done everything together since they were born -- until the brothers are separated by a tragedy.

Desperate to reunite, both Chickadee and his family must travel across new territories, forge unlikely friendships, and experience both unexpected moments of unbearable heartache as well as pure happiness. And what makes this book so special, is the unmistakable strength and perseverance that comes from a bond deep inside.

Seriously, Brokeback Mountain is one of those BFF turned lovers, turned... BFF.. not? kind of situation. Okay, so rarely does a friendship pan out this way, one thing's clear - they totally did share a special kind of bond that is beyond carnal desire and lust. We can only weep for a love that cannot be.

An elderly couple sits on a park bench, murmuring compliments to each other, and passing gentle judgment on the crowds that pass them by. They are alone — no children, no friends, nothing but their memories to keep them company. Are they happy?

The Romantics is a collection of stories of romance, from young ones falling in love to old, wizened pairs who have seen a lifetime together. For some of them, they're more best friends, for others, their lovers are also their best friends.

Isn't it great if one of your best business partners and aides is your father as well? For some, it might be a no-no to engage in business, or to even take advice from your family. But for Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and CEO of Rakutan - Japan's biggest e-commerce site, having an economist dad is one of those blessed things. Together, these pair have written what is an illuminating read on Japanese business models, economy and the future of a market that is currently flailing to survive.

There's no better crime-solving BFF duo than Sherlock and Watson. Find me another pair and we'll fight you on that. The mix of brains and brawn, of logic and emotion, and of wit and rhetoric is what makes these two some of the best... best friends in literature.