Friends to Die For

This is the story of six friends, the first generation of African Americans who came of age at a unique time in their history, the eve of the civil rights movement. They trust only each other. This unusual intimacy has bred an interdependence that extends to each having claims on the others' time, resources, and ultimately a marriage bed. Suddenly, they face a frightening truth: life did not deal them the perfect hand they thought they held.

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This is the story of six friends, the first generation of African Americans who came of age at a unique time in their history, the eve of the civil rights movement. They trust only each other. This unusual intimacy has bred an interdependence that extends to each having claims on the others' time, resources, and ultimately a marriage bed. Suddenly, they face a frightening truth: life did not deal them the perfect hand they thought they held.

As summer approaches, pent-up fears result in behavior they never could have foreseen. The good friends-relationship between Heleena and Al explodes across the boundaries of friendship. Karen's determination to control her children's lives ends in tragedy. Her daughter, unlike her son, is incapable of resisting her mother's unrelenting pressure. She becomes prey for a man whose seemingly caring nature hides a cruel streak. Marva has reached a point in her marriage where she can no longer pretend normalcy as she takes a hard look at her life with Al. He, on the other hand, still feels the sting of Marva's trap after all their years together.

By the end of September the group's close-knit bond is forever torn.