Friends and Lovers -- Eric Jerome Dickey

<b>Hailed as one of "the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century" (<i>The New York Times</i>), Eric Jerome Dickey captures the humor and heartache of modern love in this sexy, soulful tale.</b> <p/> 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.... <p/> A witty, honest portrait of the choices we make in the search for happy ever after, <i>Friends and Lovers</i> chronicles the lives of four young Black people through the joy, laughter, and pain of not-so-everyday life.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Eric Jerome Dickey<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Adult Hc/Tr<br><b>Published:</b> 05/01/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.76lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.07h x 5.33w x 0.94d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780451201027<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Eric Jerome Dickey </b>(1961-2021) was the award-winning and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (<i>X-Men</i>) and the Black Panther. His novel <i>Sister, Sister</i> was honored as one of <i>Essence</i>'s "50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years," and <i>A Wanted Woman</