Book Description
Presents a collection of short stories which feature young black women who discover their identities and emotions through relationships with men.
Author : Dana Johnson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 15,57 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0820323152
Presents a collection of short stories which feature young black women who discover their identities and emotions through relationships with men.
Author : Dana Johnson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0820344494
In Break Any Woman Down, Dana Johnson explores race, identity, and alienation with unflinching honesty and vibrant language. Hip and seductive, her stories often feature women discovering their identities through sexual and emotional intimacy with the men in their lives. In the title story, La Donna is a black stripper whose white boyfriend, an actor in adult movies, insists that she stop stripping. In "Melvin in the Sixth Grade," eleven-year-old Avery has a crush on a white boy from Oklahoma who, like Avery, is an outsider in their suburban Los Angeles school. "Markers" is as much about a woman's relationship with her mother as it is about the dissolution of her relationship with an older Italian man. Dana Johnson has an intuitive sense of character and a gift for creating authentic voices. She effortlessly captures the rhythmic vernaculars of Los Angeles, the American South, and various immigrant communities as she brings to life the sometimes heavyhearted, but always persevering, souls who live there.
Author : Laurie Devore
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 26,32 MB
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1250082870
In this YA contemporary romance from author Laurie Devore, there's only one rule: Keep your enemies close and your friends closer. Olivia Clayton has mastered the art of tearing others down to stay on top. She and her best friend, Adrienne, rule their small southern town like all good mean girls do—through intimidation and manipulation. Until Olivia suffers a family tragedy and catches Adrienne sleeping with her boyfriend. Olivia decides to make a change, but it's impossible to resist taking down Adrienne one last time. Up to her old tricks, Olivia convinces golden boy Whit Du Rant to be her SAT tutor and her fake boyfriend. But when it starts to feel real, Whit gets caught up in Olivia and Adrienne’s war. Olivia may ruin everything she touches, but she won't go down without a fight—not if it means losing Whit. And definitely not if it means losing what's left of herself. How to Break a Boy is smart, vicious fun. An Imprint Book Praise for How to Break a Boy: "Complicated girls, beautiful writing, and drama that will keep you turning the pages until the very end." —Kody Keplinger, New York Times-bestselling author of The DUFF and Run "Olivia’s interior world is full of layers and emotional complexity, and readers will root for her to find her way."—Publishers Weekly "A razor-sharp look at grief, betrayal, and redemption. Readers won't be able to resist Olivia."—Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners
Author : Wendy Wax
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0440001455
Named one of 2021’s Best Beach Reads by Bustle ∙ Country Living ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ Augusta Chronicle ∙ E! Online ∙ PureWow ∙ SheReads ∙ and more! Breakups, like book clubs, come in many shapes and sizes and can take us on unexpected journeys as four women discover in this funny and heartwarming exploration of friendship from the USA Today bestselling author of Ten Beach Road and My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding. On paper, Jazmine, Judith, Erin and Sara have little in common – they’re very different people leading very different lives. And yet at book club meetings in an historic carriage house turned bookstore, they bond over a shared love of reading (and more than a little wine) as well as the growing realization that their lives are not turning out like they expected. Former tennis star Jazmine is a top sports agent balancing a career and single motherhood. Judith is an empty nester questioning her marriage and the supporting role she chose. Erin’s high school sweetheart and fiancé develops a bad case of cold feet, and Sara’s husband takes a job out of town saddling Sara with a difficult mother-in-law who believes her son could have done better – not exactly the roommate most women dream of. With the help of books, laughter, and the joy of ever evolving friendships, Jazmine, Judith, Erin and Sara find the courage to navigate new and surprising chapters of their lives as they seek their own versions of happily-ever-after.
Author : Illinois. General Assembly. Senate. Vice Committee
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Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Prostitution
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Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 1917
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Page : 620 pages
File Size : 36,93 MB
Release : 1882
Category : North American review
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Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
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Page : 438 pages
File Size : 13,64 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Home economics
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Page : 450 pages
File Size : 36,88 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Child rearing
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Author : Henry James
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Page : 524 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 1922
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