FourEver Friends

It's autumn, 1960, and JFK's presidential campaign heralds revolutionary changes in the American social and cultural landscape. In a specialized inner city Detroit high school, four teenage girls have established the roots of lasting friendship. Their backgrounds are different, but their passion for classical music and angst over raging hormones link them irrevocably. The girls' school is a cultural melting pot of race and ethnicity in which students are judged by their intellect and talents, not the color of their skin or religious upbringing. As the inseparable Jessica, Marg, Toma and Rachel negotiate the turbulent waters of adolescence and bond through their music performances throughout the city, forbidden loves and jealousies mar their closely-knit friendship. But they always remain loyal and true to each other. In the end, poised for the leap into their post-high school lives, they question their ability to maintain their closeness in future years, when increased possibilities of separation by miles may threaten the sanctity of their group. Nonetheless, they swear lifelong loyalty as they set off on their new paths. In FOUREVER FRIENDS, Ms. Miner takes us back to an era that Baby Boomers look to with nostalgia and young adults look to with curiosity, a time of new hope and idealism that ultimately dissolved into volatility and violence. In the midst of this milieu, four girlfriends maintain their mutual love and trust, and resolve to remain loyal "FourEver."


Genre: General Fiction