![]() ![]() The choices they make throughout their lives lead to undesirable consequences but result in each person becoming a worthwhile and compassionate adult. ![]() As adolescents, the lives of the three are forever intertwined when they witness the gun accident that kills Marcus's brother. He seems on a self-destructive course until he faces the truth about his brother's death. Marcus Carter becomes the baseball hero he's never wanted to be and almost kills himself in the process. ![]() Patricia Reid is a tossed-away child who struggles for acceptance by becoming an academic and, later, a corporate success she strives for perfection before revealing her true identity to her wealthy father she becomes emotionally empty and another victim of downsizing. Gayle Saunders, growing up in a home with caring, loving parents, seems to have it all?beauty, charisma, and eventually a rich, handsome husband and a beautiful daughter she loses almost everything and ends up in a homeless shelter. This novel about the friendship of three African Americans from their childhood meeting through their present-day lives is filled with fast-paced events that pull readers into the story. ![]()
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