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Like their mother, Della, and their grandmother before her, sisters Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier share a bloodline and proud African-American heritage-but little else. Struggling Manhattan actress Ronnie has come home to Buffalo for her father's funeral, only to find a family fraying at the seams and an unexpected windfall to be shared with her sister. In Ronnie's opinion, Celeste already has it all as a doctor's wife and the mother of willful Niki, a promising young chef. But when the sisters journey to their newly inherited North Carolina family homestead, the startling truth about Celeste's perfect life and Della's murky past begins to emerge. Now, faced with age-old secrets and an uncertain future, the two diverse women unexpectedly find themselves on common ground at last.With deft description and dialogue that rings hauntingly true, DeBerry and Grant vividly portray four female generations of an African American family in a poignant, compelling novel that celebrates the universal bond that can be strained-but ultimately never broken. AUTHORBIO: VIRGINIA DEBERRY and DONNA GRANT are the bestselling authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, which won the Merit Award for fiction from the black caucus of the American Library Association, the Book of the Year award from Blackboard, and the New Author of the Year Award from the Go On Girl Book Club. Virginia and Donna first met while working as models, and what should have been a rivalry ended up a decades-long friendship. Virginia lives in New Jersey, and Donna lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband.
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By Ni the reader
These ladies have done it again!!!! Hats off to you both. This like every other book I have read is for real!
By C. Lewis (minneapolis,mn)
I thought this book was good, it definitely was not better than "Tryin to sleep". It kept me reading because I was curious to find out the big secret and was a little disapointed when I found out what it was. Overall it was good.
By GrannyX7
I just got out this book to read again. That's how good it is. I was online to order their new book (Gotta Keep On Trying) because it stays out at the library. Anyway, I read this a while back and wanted to read it again. It's an excellent little quick read about family relationships, perfect for a summer book club selection (when you don't want anything too heavy but you like a lively discussion). I highly recommend it along with 'Tryin' To Sleep In The Bed You Made'.
By Sammi Spade (Northern Virginia)
Interesting plot. However, not the mystery/suspense that "Lying in the Bed You Made" or "Better Than I know Myself" had. Very slow, uneventful. Hard to finish.
By Book lovin' diva (Houston)
I'm not done reading this yet, but I am thoroughly enjoying Della and her girls. She's kind of pissing me off with her control issues and not even giving Celeste and Ronnie a chance to talk or reveal their feelings. Yes, I understand why but it's irritating.
Thumbs up to the Donna & Virginia for writing a novel that can bring some issues home for some readers as we all go through similar things at one time or another. I know this rings true for those mothers who have daughters in their teens or early 20's, 30's...
can't wait for the next book!!!
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