Tamara R. Bower

ave formed a tight bond since grade school that has seen them through life's storms: two are people of color; two live on the edge of poverty; one is the target of bullying and none of them have a mother. They're aware of their differences but are confident in their friendship and dreams until the dark secret of a woman they don't know and a physical assault of someone they know all too well begins to fray and tear at them because of a tragedy and its aftermath. Lake Random challenges faith, relationships, r**e culture and gender norms.