Friends forever a novel
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At the exclusive Atwood School, on a bright September day, starting in kindergarten Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy and Sean become an inseparable group know to outsiders as the Big Five. Each bursting with their own personality, strikingly different look and talents, in sports, science, and the arts. Each drawn by the magical spark of connection that happens to the young. As a result of their friendship, five families grow closer as their lives intertwine. As they trun from grade-schoolers to teenagers, seemingly perfect lives are buffeted by unraveling families, unfortunate missteps, and losses and victories great and small. And as they emerge from Atwood and enter the college years, the way forward is neither safe nor clear. As their lives seperate and diverge, the challenges and risks become greater, the losses sharper, and the right paths harder to choose, in a journey of friendship, survival, and love. In what may be her most intricate and emotionally powerful novel yet, Danielle Steel tells a heart-wrenching, ultimately triumphant story that spans decades, weaves together a vivid cast of characters and captures the challenges we face in life-sometimes, if we're lucky with our closest friends by our side.--p. [4] of cover.