{"product_id":"friends-and-lovers-isbn-9780451201027","title":"Friends and Lovers","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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….\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\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.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300026241253,"sku":"NP9780451201027","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451201027.jpg?v=1767727710","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/friends-and-lovers-isbn-9780451201027","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}