{"product_id":"preorder-friends-and-family-a-novel","title":"[PREORDER] Friends and Family: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: October 6, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eQueen Sugar, \u003c\/i\u003ea piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabs and Nora became friends thanks to their kids. Now, the desire to protect their children might tear them apart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBabs and Nora have spent a decade’s worth of morning walks sharing family secrets, local drama, and advice—everything from tips on lingerie choices to Babs’s suggestions to Nora, a white woman, on how to raise Nathan, her adopted Black son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut their worlds are turned upside down when the cops are called on their kids while they’re home alone, leading to a traumatic police encounter for Nathan. In the aftermath, Babs and Nora find themselves divided as never before, and Nathan looks for refuge with Babs and her family, where, unlike in his own home, race, identity, and culture are always up for discussion. Babs can see that Nathan is a young Black man without community trying to find himself. Torn between respecting Nora’s boundaries and embodying the values so important to her own family, Babs will make a choice that will shape their lives forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in a tight-knit enclave in the Bay Area, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriends and Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an eye-opening exploration of friendship and privilege, race and community, and what it means to truly be a good friend and ally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Call \u0026 Response Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45073980653637,"sku":"9780593492161","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6621\/4213\/files\/9780593492161.jpg?v=1780098354","url":"https:\/\/www.callandresponsechi.com\/products\/preorder-friends-and-family-a-novel","provider":"Call \u0026 Response Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}