Danielle Steel asserts her position at the top of the New York Times bestsellers list with a heart-wrenching new novel that traces the unforgettable journey of five lifelong friends.

They met at an exclusive private school in San Francisco, and even then their personalities were evident. Gabby, the take-charge beauty, could bend the boys, Billy, Andy and Sean, to her will while from the start she and Izzie were confidants. The children became known as the Big Five, and in their rarefied existence, the outside world didn’t matter. Yet storm clouds were already gathering.

In high school, once perfect lives become buffeted by unraveling families and personal missteps. College offers new challenges as the friends begin to separate and diverge. Billy becomes a football star and Gabby heads to Hollywood. Andy studies medicine, Izzie teaching. And though Sean seeks fulfillment in a dangerous arm of the law, the risks of life, where anything can happen in the blink of an eye, grow greater for them all…

Friends Forever is Danielle Steel’s most emotionally powerful novel yet, as she weaves together a vivid cast of characters who, through decades of tragedy and triumph, remain friends forever.