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Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Celeste is a doctor's wife, living a perfect and elegant façade. But secretly, her marriage is falling apart and her need to control people around her threatens to destroy them all. Ronnie is an actress, living in New York. But she has no money, she has no home, and her life is held together by "chewing gum, paper clips, and spit." When their father dies, the sisters inherit a house in Prosper, North Carolina. Their mother, Della, would rather they forget about going there and dredging up the past. Neither of them suspect that their trip to Prosper will uncover decades-old secrets, family betrayals, and tangled relationships - or that it will make these two strangers realize that they are, and always will be, sisters.
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 "excellent" 2009-11-18
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!

 "This was a good book, not great , but good" 2009-08-25
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.

 "A feel good read" 2008-06-05
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'.

 "Slow Read" 2008-04-18
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.

 "Awesome family story" 2008-02-06
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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Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Celeste is a doctor's wife, living a perfect and elegant life. But secretly, she is terrified: her marriage is falling apart and her need to control the people around her threatens to alienate her entire family. And Celeste allows no one to see how vulnerable she really is. Ronnie is an actress, living in New York. Her life, however, is a lie: she has no money, has no home, and her life is held together by "chewing gum, paper clips, and spit," though she wants everyone to think that her life is one of high glamour and budding fame. When their father dies, the sisters inherit a house in Prosper, North Carolina. Their mother, Della, is adamant that they forget about going there and dredging up the past. Because Della has secrets she'd rather not see come to light-secrets and heartbreak she's kept from everyone for years. Neither Ronnie, Celeste, nor Della realize just what their trip to Prosper will uncover and they must discover for themselves who they really are, who they really love, and what the future holds for them. Far From The Tree is a novel that asks the questions: can the past ever truly remain hidden? Can mothers and daughters put aside their usual roles long enough to get to really know each other? Long enough to see they each have felt the love, loss, heartache and joy that they share as women. And can two strangers realize that they are, and always will be, sisters?

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 "excellent" 2009-11-18
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!

 "This was a good book, not great , but good" 2009-08-25
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.

 "A feel good read" 2008-06-05
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'.

 "Slow Read" 2008-04-18
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.

 "Awesome family story" 2008-02-06
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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Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Celeste is a doctor's wife, living a perfect and elegant life. But secretly, she is terrified: her marriage is falling apart and her need to control the people around her threatens to alienate her entire family. And Celeste allows no one to see how vulnerable she really is. Ronnie is an actress, living in New York. Her life, however, is a lie: she has no money, has no home, and her life is held together by "chewing gum, paper clips, and spit," though she wants everyone to think that her life is one of high glamour and budding fame. When their father dies, the sisters inherit a house in Prosper, North Carolina. Their mother, Della, is adamant that they forget about going there and dredging up the past. Because Della has secrets she'd rather not see come to light-secrets and heartbreak she's kept from everyone for years. Neither Ronnie, Celeste, nor Della realize just what their trip to Prosper will uncover and they must discover for themselves who they really are, who they really love, and what the future holds for them. FAR FROM THE TREE is a novel that asks the questions: can the past ever truly remain hidden? Can mothers and daughters put aside their usual roles long enough to get to really know each other? Long enough to see they each have felt the love, loss, heartache and joy that they share as women. And can two strangers realize that they are, and always will be, sisters?
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 "excellent" 2009-11-18
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!

 "This was a good book, not great , but good" 2009-08-25
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.

 "A feel good read" 2008-06-05
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'.

 "Slow Read" 2008-04-18
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.

 "Awesome family story" 2008-02-06
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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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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 "excellent" 2009-11-18
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!

 "This was a good book, not great , but good" 2009-08-25
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.

 "A feel good read" 2008-06-05
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'.

 "Slow Read" 2008-04-18
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.

 "Awesome family story" 2008-02-06
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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