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  • Friends Forever

  • A Novel
  • By: Danielle Steel
  • Narrated by: Nick Podehl
  • Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (718 ratings)

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Friends Forever

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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Publisher's summary

Five children meet on the first day of kindergarten. In the years that follow, they become friends and more than friends. Together, they will find strength, meet challenges, face life’s adventures, endure loss, face stark realities, and open their hearts. In this moving novel, number one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel traces their unforgettable journey - full of tests and trials - as three boys and two girls discover the vital bonds that will last a lifetime.

Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy, and Sean - each bursting with their own personality, strikingly different looks and talents, in sports, science, and the arts. Each drawn by the magical spark of connection that happens to the young. At the exclusive Atwood School, on a bright September day, starting in kindergarten, they become an inseparable group known to outsiders as the Big Five. In this rarefied world, five families grow closer, and five children bloom beside one another, unaware of the storms gathering around them.

As they turn from grade-schoolers to teenagers, seemingly perfect lives are buffeted by unraveling families, unfortunate missteps, and losses and victories great and small. And, one by one, they turn back to the Big Five to regain their footing and their steady course. But as they emerge from Atwood and enter the college years, the way forward is neither safe nor clear. As their lives separate 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 a friend forever by our side.

©2012 Danielle Steel (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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Loved it!

Started off weird but turned out to have a great storyline. Awesome narrator! 👌

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Amazing listening.

I truly enjoyed listening to this ,the narrator was amazing. I look forward to hearing a lot more they really make my day go by fast and interesting.

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Terrible Narrator performance.

Narrator performance done as if reading bullet points. Some pause for affect would have been nice.

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I thought that it was a good read...

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I love being able to get the the pleasure out of reading some of my favorite authors via audio since I don't have the time to sit & read as much anymore

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

It is a typical Danielle Steele read

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Kinda sad

Well performed story with a kind of nice ending to an overall sad tale of friends from early years

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Good read. The last few chapters were surprising but all ended well.Glad it ended well.

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Very Good!

I loved the story line, will recapend it to others. I Thank you so much.

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loved it!

a real love story about friendship that surpasses tragedy and heartbreak. love stories really should start out being friends

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really enjoyed this book, easy read.

narrator was very good and nice storyline. Will definitely purchase other of her books in the future.

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Too slow

This is a good story but drawn out way too much and I didn't enjoy the narration.

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