{"product_id":"friends-and-lovers-paperback","title":"Friends and Lovers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Jerome Dickey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed as one of \"the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Eric Jerome Dickey captures the humor and heartache of modern love in this sexy, soulful tale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Attraction can be instant. So can the consequences. Just ask Leonard, Debra, Tyrel, and Shelby. Four friends with so much in common: They're good-hearted, loyal, and vulnerable to the complicated state of relations between men and women. They're all searching for love--or at least unqualified affection. Either way, their lives are about to change.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A witty, honest portrait of the choices we make in the search for happy ever after, \u003ci\u003eFriends and Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the lives of four young Black people through the joy, laughter, and pain of not-so-everyday life.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriends and Lovers is the book that sealed the promise of Eric Jerome Dickey's stunningly successful debut, Sister, Sister. Hailed as \"one of the most intuitive and hilarious voices in African-American fiction\",* Dickey is now a New York Times bestselling author, whose wonderfully enthusiastic and devoted fans have made every one of his books a #1 Blackboard bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to love, the attraction can be instant. So can the consequences. Ask Leonard and Debra. Ask Tyrel and Shelby. Four friends with so much in common: They're good-hearted and loyal, talented and sane, compliant, human, open to romance -- and vulnerable to the complicated state of relations between the sexes while searching for love. Or at least, unqualified affection. Either way, their lives are about to change. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wise, witty, on-target, and genuinely heartening novel, Eric Jerome Dickey has fashioned a soulfully honest story of the choices men and women make in the name of friendship and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Jerome Dickey \u003c\/b\u003e(1961-2021) was the award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (\u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Black Panther. His novel \u003ci\u003eSister, Sister\u003c\/i\u003e was honored as one of \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e's \"50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,\" and \u003ci\u003eA Wanted Woman\u003c\/i\u003e won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbirds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinding Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Men and Wicked Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Business of Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Son of Mr. Suleman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.07 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53193302311275,"sku":"9780451201027","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/32437a72aa6c79c2d3b813e2533499d9.webp?v=1778225983","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/friends-and-lovers-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}