Sister Friends Forever

by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Overview

This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness.

Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And as sister friends forever, they have always been there for one another, through good times and bad, no matter what.

This year is a crucial turning point for each woman. Serena, still single, is questioning why love hasn't found her yet. Michelle is engaged and ready to walk down the aisle--until an old flame strolls back into her life. Kenya is happily married, but at the same time, her husband's ex-wife won't allow them or their family to live in peace. And Lynette's divorce from her cheating husband has her nervously dating for the first time in well over a decade.

During this difficult period, their friendship will be tested like never before. Yet it is that sisterly love that they will need . . . more than ever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538708958
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	08/09/2022
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	1,119,236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host. She has published 28 books, including The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, as well as her novels, such as Casting the First Stone, The Best-Kept Secret, Better Late Than Never, and A Christmas Prayer. Kimberla is the recipient of the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction, and in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read. Kimberla resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
 

Editorial Reviews

06/27/2022

In the uneven latest from Roby (It’s a Thin Line), four friends help each other weather hard times and remain grounded in their Christian faith. Kenya, Lynette, Michelle, and Serena have been best friends since they met at church as young children, and now, in their 40s, they carry on a decade-long tradition of meeting for lunch each month to discuss their complicated lives. Serena struggles to keep faith that God will lead her to her soulmate after her boyfriend cheats on her. Kenya’s happy marriage is upended by her husband’s bitter ex-wife, who uses Kenya’s stepson as a pawn to leverage more child support. Lynette has recently emerged from a tough divorce and falls for a younger man, only to get blindsided when his secrets come to light. Michelle’s marriage plans unravel when her recently divorced ex-boyfriend declares he still has feelings for her. The plot is fast-paced and packs some juicy surprises, but the supporting characters can feel one-dimensional and simplistically depicted as either wholly deserving or undeserving of readers’ empathy, a fault especially evident in the unsympathetic portrayals of Kenya’s husband’s ex-wife and Serena’s boyfriend’s paramour. Winning leads can’t quite save this. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

Roby writes high-octane levels of emotion.”—USA Today

“Kimberla Lawson Roby weaves truth into fiction.”—Indianapolis Star

“Roby’s highly engaging prose offers edgy characters and intense drama.”—Booklist

“The queen of redemption!”—RT Book Reviews

“[Roby] knows how to give readers what they want.”—Essence

“Roby has reached a pinnacle most writers only dream of.”—Rockford Register Star

From the Publisher

03/01/2022

Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette grew up in different neighborhoods, but they met at church and have remained friends for decades. They still meet once a month for lunch, even as they reach 40 and have taken different paths in life. A study of friendship from the New York Times best-selling Roby; with a 60,000-copy first printing.

Library Journal