Abide With Me

Dare to dream--Since the publication of E. Lynn Harris''s stunning debut novel Invisible Life millions of readers have laughed cried and anguished along with his unforgettable cast of characters. Now his growing legions of fans will finally find out what happens in this delicious conclusion to the Invisible Life trilogy Abide with Me Harris returns with the utmost finesse to his signature themes of love friendship and family and craftily guides his irresistible characters through new challenges and heartbreaks and ultimately to redemption through love.At the end of Just As I Am Raymond Tyler Jr. was beginning a relationship with Trent a fraternity brother from his college days while Nicole had found love with Jared Raymond''s buddy from Atlanta.As Abide with Me opens Raymond and Trent are settled in Seattle where Trent''s career as an architect has blossomed and Raymond''s law practice is booming. All seems well. Then late one night Raymond gets a call from a United States Senator that threatens everything he''s built.Raymond facing a crisis of faith travels to New York hoping for the support of his best friend Jared who''s moved North after five years in Atlanta. His wife Nicole is performing in a revival of Dreamgirls her lifelong fantasy at last coming true. Nicole is thrilled to return to the stage but when things start to go wrong her young and beautiful understudy Yancey Harrington Braxton steps into the spotlight a little too smoothly. And Nicole far from achieving her dream is suddenly forced to reevaluate her life and her marriage.Back too are the other beloved inhabitants of Harris''s world: Raymond''s family; the sexy and dangerous gray-eyed sportscaster and ex-football player John Basil Henderson; and Peaches the spirited owner of the Harlem shop Cuts ''n'' Cobblers and the mother of Raymond''s late friend Kyle Abide with Me Harris once again encourages his readers to live love and dream. His masterful storytelling wit and sensitivity permeate this enormously satisfying novel which is both a tribute to his loyal following and an invitation to a new audience to enter his irresistible world.His unique spin on the ever-fascinating topics of identity class intimacy sexuality and friendship (Vibe) will once more put E. Lynn Harris at the top of the bestseller lists.