Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made

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Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid were total opposites who chose each other as best friends when they were children.Through the years they were raised together, as close as sisters.Gayle, the beauty pampered by her working-class parents, believes a man will make her world complete.Pat, the brainy one, is the hand-me-down child whose mystery parentage haunts her.She's determined to finally make a home for herself: in the executive suite at the top of her career.And then there is Marcus Carter, linked to both women from the moment a childhood tragedy bonds them in secrecy.Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made is more than a novel--it's the reading experience that swept the country.You will be drawn into the lives of these honest and believable characters from the first page--and they won't let you go until the last.
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 "True Friends To The End" 2009-05-03
By Ashanti Maisah Preston (atlanta ga)
I sympathized with both Pat and Gayle because they went through alot with and without one another. The were both opposites but that did not stop them from showing genuine friendship to one another. I will suggest this book to anyone who is going through a rough time and feel like its the end, because both ladies go through alot but the learn how to make it, and they also learned that the rough times feel so much better when you have a true friend on your side.

 "A Contemporary Classic" 2009-03-08
By Just sharing my Thoughts
Can't say enough. This is truly one of my all-time favorites. This one never gets old!

 "Oh, my goodness!!! You will be addicted!!!" 2008-10-17
By Simply Me (Oklahoma City, OK USA)
I don't know that mere words can adequately articulate the genius of this book. I don't think I have ever read a book that kept my attention and called for me the way this one did. I also don't recall ever reading ahead just so I could know the outcome in a story, but I did with this one (only on one chapter). I did go back and read all of the chapter. :) The book draws you in and doesn't let you go. I tried every night to finish the book, but morning came sooner than the end of the book. I took baths that seemed to last for hours just so I could read this book. I will definitely keep a copy in my library and one for my daughters' hope chests. I know that I am behind in time seeing that this book was published in 1997, but how timeless it is!!! I don't know what I will do with my life now. :) THIS BOOK DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

 "Sometimes you get up with bed bugs" 2008-07-17
By Helesi
Very moving story about the strength and weaknesses of women (not just black women). It's a story of principle, dreams and nightmares and how you find yourself at the very moment you learn to control both. These women teeter on the edge of self discovery ....all they need is a little push! And it takes inner strength and tough choices to realize sometimes you have to catch yourself.

 "Worth reading" 2008-04-15
By Charrise Lacy
This was worth reading. It's not full of porn or scandal but a nice read. I enjoyed that the main character was a real person and not the stereotypically ideal "beauty" queen most authors like to use.


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Curl up in a chair and enter the lives of two unforgettable women whose joys and sorrows you will never forget. And when you're finished, call your best friend. With heart and soul, passion and poignancy, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made follows the lives of two best friends, Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid, as they grow, learn, make choices, find love, and find heartache.

From the time they were young, Gayle and Patricia were raised like sisters, as close as two friends could be. But they each had dreams that would take them far away--and far away from each other.

Gayle was the beauty who believe that a man could make her world complete. Patricia was the intellectual who thought that rising to the top of her career would make her happy. And then there is Marcus Carter, who has been linked to both Pat and Gayle since the tragedy that occurred when they were all children. Can either one save him from himself? Can friends survive a love that comes between them? Each of them gets what she wants, but no one counts on the price they have to pay.

When they realize that dreams can be hollow and love has its cost, they learn the most important lesson of all: to never given up on the people who love you, and that it isn't just blood that makes two people sisters.

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 "True Friends To The End" 2009-05-03
By Ashanti Maisah Preston (atlanta ga)
I sympathized with both Pat and Gayle because they went through alot with and without one another. The were both opposites but that did not stop them from showing genuine friendship to one another. I will suggest this book to anyone who is going through a rough time and feel like its the end, because both ladies go through alot but the learn how to make it, and they also learned that the rough times feel so much better when you have a true friend on your side.

 "A Contemporary Classic" 2009-03-08
By Just sharing my Thoughts
Can't say enough. This is truly one of my all-time favorites. This one never gets old!

 "Oh, my goodness!!! You will be addicted!!!" 2008-10-17
By Simply Me (Oklahoma City, OK USA)
I don't know that mere words can adequately articulate the genius of this book. I don't think I have ever read a book that kept my attention and called for me the way this one did. I also don't recall ever reading ahead just so I could know the outcome in a story, but I did with this one (only on one chapter). I did go back and read all of the chapter. :) The book draws you in and doesn't let you go. I tried every night to finish the book, but morning came sooner than the end of the book. I took baths that seemed to last for hours just so I could read this book. I will definitely keep a copy in my library and one for my daughters' hope chests. I know that I am behind in time seeing that this book was published in 1997, but how timeless it is!!! I don't know what I will do with my life now. :) THIS BOOK DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

 "Sometimes you get up with bed bugs" 2008-07-17
By Helesi
Very moving story about the strength and weaknesses of women (not just black women). It's a story of principle, dreams and nightmares and how you find yourself at the very moment you learn to control both. These women teeter on the edge of self discovery ....all they need is a little push! And it takes inner strength and tough choices to realize sometimes you have to catch yourself.

 "Worth reading" 2008-04-15
By Charrise Lacy
This was worth reading. It's not full of porn or scandal but a nice read. I enjoyed that the main character was a real person and not the stereotypically ideal "beauty" queen most authors like to use.


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Curl up in a chair and enter the lives of two unforgettable women whose joys and sorrows you will never forget. And when you're finished, call your best friend. With heart and soul, passion and poignancy, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made follows the lives of two best friends, Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid, as they grow, learn, make choices, find love, and find heartache.

From the time they were young, Gayle and Patricia were raised like sisters, as close as two friends could be. But they each had dreams that would take them far away--and far away from each other.

Gayle was the beauty who believe that a man could make her world complete. Patricia was the intellectual who thought that rising to the top of her career would make her happy. And then there is Marcus Carter, who has been linked to both Pat and Gayle since the tragedy that occurred when they were all children. Can either one save him from himself? Can friends survive a love that comes between them? Each of them gets what she wants, but no one counts on the price they have to pay.

When they realize that dreams can be hollow and love has its cost, they learn the most important lesson of all: to never given up on the people who love you, and that it isn't just blood that makes two people sisters.

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 "True Friends To The End" 2009-05-03
By Ashanti Maisah Preston (atlanta ga)
I sympathized with both Pat and Gayle because they went through alot with and without one another. The were both opposites but that did not stop them from showing genuine friendship to one another. I will suggest this book to anyone who is going through a rough time and feel like its the end, because both ladies go through alot but the learn how to make it, and they also learned that the rough times feel so much better when you have a true friend on your side.

 "A Contemporary Classic" 2009-03-08
By Just sharing my Thoughts
Can't say enough. This is truly one of my all-time favorites. This one never gets old!

 "Oh, my goodness!!! You will be addicted!!!" 2008-10-17
By Simply Me (Oklahoma City, OK USA)
I don't know that mere words can adequately articulate the genius of this book. I don't think I have ever read a book that kept my attention and called for me the way this one did. I also don't recall ever reading ahead just so I could know the outcome in a story, but I did with this one (only on one chapter). I did go back and read all of the chapter. :) The book draws you in and doesn't let you go. I tried every night to finish the book, but morning came sooner than the end of the book. I took baths that seemed to last for hours just so I could read this book. I will definitely keep a copy in my library and one for my daughters' hope chests. I know that I am behind in time seeing that this book was published in 1997, but how timeless it is!!! I don't know what I will do with my life now. :) THIS BOOK DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

 "Sometimes you get up with bed bugs" 2008-07-17
By Helesi
Very moving story about the strength and weaknesses of women (not just black women). It's a story of principle, dreams and nightmares and how you find yourself at the very moment you learn to control both. These women teeter on the edge of self discovery ....all they need is a little push! And it takes inner strength and tough choices to realize sometimes you have to catch yourself.

 "Worth reading" 2008-04-15
By Charrise Lacy
This was worth reading. It's not full of porn or scandal but a nice read. I enjoyed that the main character was a real person and not the stereotypically ideal "beauty" queen most authors like to use.


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Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid were total opposites who chose each other as best friends when they were children. Through the years they were raised together, as close as sisters. Gayle, the beauty pampered by her working-class parents, believes a man will make her world complete. Pat, the brainy one, is the hand-me-down child whose mystery parentage haunts her. She's determined to finally make a home for herself: in the executive suite at the top of her career. And then there is Marcus Carter, linked to both women from the moment a childhood tragedy bonds them in secrecy. Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made is more than a novel--it's the reading experience that swept the country. You will be drawn into the lives of these honest and believable characters from the first page--and they won't let you go until the last.

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 "True Friends To The End" 2009-05-03
By Ashanti Maisah Preston (atlanta ga)
I sympathized with both Pat and Gayle because they went through alot with and without one another. The were both opposites but that did not stop them from showing genuine friendship to one another. I will suggest this book to anyone who is going through a rough time and feel like its the end, because both ladies go through alot but the learn how to make it, and they also learned that the rough times feel so much better when you have a true friend on your side.

 "A Contemporary Classic" 2009-03-08
By Just sharing my Thoughts
Can't say enough. This is truly one of my all-time favorites. This one never gets old!

 "Oh, my goodness!!! You will be addicted!!!" 2008-10-17
By Simply Me (Oklahoma City, OK USA)
I don't know that mere words can adequately articulate the genius of this book. I don't think I have ever read a book that kept my attention and called for me the way this one did. I also don't recall ever reading ahead just so I could know the outcome in a story, but I did with this one (only on one chapter). I did go back and read all of the chapter. :) The book draws you in and doesn't let you go. I tried every night to finish the book, but morning came sooner than the end of the book. I took baths that seemed to last for hours just so I could read this book. I will definitely keep a copy in my library and one for my daughters' hope chests. I know that I am behind in time seeing that this book was published in 1997, but how timeless it is!!! I don't know what I will do with my life now. :) THIS BOOK DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

 "Sometimes you get up with bed bugs" 2008-07-17
By Helesi
Very moving story about the strength and weaknesses of women (not just black women). It's a story of principle, dreams and nightmares and how you find yourself at the very moment you learn to control both. These women teeter on the edge of self discovery ....all they need is a little push! And it takes inner strength and tough choices to realize sometimes you have to catch yourself.

 "Worth reading" 2008-04-15
By Charrise Lacy
This was worth reading. It's not full of porn or scandal but a nice read. I enjoyed that the main character was a real person and not the stereotypically ideal "beauty" queen most authors like to use.


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Salon Secrets at a Fraction of the Cost
Now it is easy to look and feel beautiful, without spending a fortune. Did you know that a mix of equal parts vegetable oil and sugar is not only the cheapest way to exfoliate your face, but it's also the best? Or that by combining specific amounts of sugar, water, and lemon juice, you can create a homemade "wax" and comfortably eliminate unwanted hair for over six?
Beauty expert and aesthetician Laura DuPriest offers countless ideas and recipes that will help you create the natural and attractive look you desire while providing motivational tips to enhance your inner beauty. Inside, you'll find simple recipes and step-by-step directions for:
·Strawberry Citrus Mask
·Egyptian-Style Milk Bath
·Basic Cleanser for All Skin Types
·Homemade Moisturizing Shampoo
·Aromatherapy Bath Salts
·Baby Massage Oil
·Foot-Soaking Fizzies
·Salon-Style Hand Treatment
·And much more!
Pamper yourself, easily and affordably: You'll look better, feel better, and discover that natural beauty is a way of life you love.
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 "excellent book" 2009-01-06
By Connie L. Wagler
This book is for the person who is interested in natural ways to take care of your body - skin products, etc. There are recipes for bath salts, facials, face masks, lip balms, etc. that are very easy to make with things that are already in your kitchen. Very interestin reading!

 "Great for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money" 2008-11-05
By C. Holt (San Diego, CA United States)
I borrowed this from my library to see if it was something worth reading. The things she talks about in here is very basic, real and down to Earth. I love that I can go into my kitchen and make just about anything "spa" with the ingredients in there! I don't have to go to the health food store and buy things I wouldn't normally use like glycerin.



She also talks about -waxing-how to do it at home and make your own wax; -clothing, what works and doesn't

-shopping for things, especially cosmetics

-different tricks played on you by salons

-how a positive attitude makes you shine on the outside

-is expensive make-up better than cheap?

-how to properly shape lips and eyebrows

-hair care

-how to massage

-etc.



A basic cleanser for your face (all skin types): 1t yogurt, 1/2t honey. Mix and massage onto face. Rinse with warm water.



I liked the book so much that I decided to buy my own book so I can highlight in it the different things I want to use.

 "Worth it!" 2005-11-13
By E. Margolis (Austin, TX)
DuPriest is clear and informative. She offers consumer advice, make up tips and skin care regimes. l've tried a number of the recipes for facial masks, cleansers and moisturizers. They have all been simple, inexpensive and effective. I refer to this book anytime I think I need a new beauty product. Turns out, it's already in my kitchen!

 "Not Helpful/ Few Secrets" 2005-03-07
By Happy Mom (usa)
This book could be good for a model wanna-be. It does have a chapter on shaping your eyebrows and waxing your legs - ouch! However, if you want useful recipes and remedies do not buy this book! The author's idea of a recipe for Foot-Soaking Fizzies is Alka Seltzer and your favorite essential oil. Her recipe for Aromatherapy Bath Salts is epsom salt, your favorite essential oil and food coloring! This book lacks useful information and only has a few recipes other than those listed on the back cover. Most ingredients are not natural and most of her "secrets" would irritate my sensitive skin.

 "Simple and good" 2004-09-24
By M. Coppedge (North Carolina)
The author, a model turned aesthetician, shares her knowledge about natural body care. She tells how to care for your skin, eyes, and hair and gives recipes for creams, shampoos, conditioners, etc. that have natural and few ingredients, are easy to make at home, and are inexpensive. She also includes a wonderful section about buying cosmetics in stores, how salespeople trick you into buying more than you want and need, and how you can avoid those pitfalls.



Unlike other books that are loaded with recipes and leave you undecided what's best for you, du Priest suggests one or two for each skin and hair type and tells you why they will work for you. For people who may not believe that such simple and inexpensive lotions will work, she points out that her sugar-oil scrub for aging skin, which you can make at home in 1 minute from ingredients in your kitchen, has the same composition as a $15 beautifully packaged mini-tube sold in beauty stores.



Other beauty books require you to buy dozens of basic ingredients before you can start your home cosmetics, duPriest's doesn't. Her ingredients can easily be found in supermarkets.



I liked the author's straightforward way and throughout the book I always felt she was honest


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 "More Sweet Tea" 2007-08-28
By Faye L. Bright (Georgia)
I love books like this, they remind me of my childhood. I read Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes, loved it, laughed, cried, all kinds of emotions and memories.

With More Sweet Tea, I didn't find it to be as well written. Not enough funny stories, not enough of the kinds of memories I like. But all in all it was a book that was worth reading

 "entertaining insightful look at the south" 2005-11-10
By Harriet Klausner
As expected from the Mossy Creek ensemble, this anthology provides an entertaining insightful look at the south. The fifteen tales are well written with each focusing on relationships made better by sharing sweet tea (no artificial ingredients allowed). As this reviewer read two to three tales a night, the charming stories reminded me of the trial scene in My Cousin Vinnie in which Pesci as the defense lawyer describes how to cook grits as he actually uses that as a metaphor on life. That is what the MORE SWEAT TEA and SWEET TEA gifts the audience. Fans will find the anthology quite endearing and groundbreaking as these belles of the south now include a male contributor this time, (Mike Roberts) amidst the iron maidens with hearts who have provided strong regional short stories with a variety of regional recipes such as Aunt Sophie's Pennies from Heaven or Bubba's Chili that go well with MORE SWEET TEA.



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 "More Sweet Tea" 2007-08-28
By Faye L. Bright (Georgia)
I love books like this, they remind me of my childhood. I read Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes, loved it, laughed, cried, all kinds of emotions and memories.

With More Sweet Tea, I didn't find it to be as well written. Not enough funny stories, not enough of the kinds of memories I like. But all in all it was a book that was worth reading

 "entertaining insightful look at the south" 2005-11-10
By Harriet Klausner
As expected from the Mossy Creek ensemble, this anthology provides an entertaining insightful look at the south. The fifteen tales are well written with each focusing on relationships made better by sharing sweet tea (no artificial ingredients allowed). As this reviewer read two to three tales a night, the charming stories reminded me of the trial scene in My Cousin Vinnie in which Pesci as the defense lawyer describes how to cook grits as he actually uses that as a metaphor on life. That is what the MORE SWEAT TEA and SWEET TEA gifts the audience. Fans will find the anthology quite endearing and groundbreaking as these belles of the south now include a male contributor this time, (Mike Roberts) amidst the iron maidens with hearts who have provided strong regional short stories with a variety of regional recipes such as Aunt Sophie's Pennies from Heaven or Bubba's Chili that go well with MORE SWEET TEA.



Harriet Klausner




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