Here and Now, Kimberla Lawson Roby
Here and Now, Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Here and Now

Author: Kimberla Lawson Roby

Narrator: Donna Bailey

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/24/2008


Synopsis

Already at the top of the Blackboard Bestseller List, this critically acclaimed new voice in African-American literature is both passionate and vibrant. In this, Kimberla Lawson Roby's second novel, strong characters explore the complexities of such real life issues as relationships, single parenthood, and infertility. Racquel and Marcella are sisters with very little in common, except that each wants what the other has. Racquel has a beautiful house, a fulfilling career and a loving husband. But driven by her desperate longing for a child, she is alienating her husband and family. Marcella is a single mom, trying to support her two children with a low paying job, food stamps, and occasional child support from a deadbeat ex-husband. She won't allow anyone to interfere with her dream for a better lifestyle, not even her own children. Narrator Donna Bailey skillfully renders the emotionally powerful experiences of two women as they learn to accept their losses. Sometimes funny and often heartbreaking, their story touches listeners with a message of healing and hope.

About Kimberla Lawson Roby

Kimberla Lawson Roby is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Prodigal Son, A House Divided, and The Perfect Marriage. She is a 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction, the recipient of the 2013 Author of the Year-Female Award presented by the African-American Literary Award Show, and the recipient of the 2014 AAMBC Award for Female Author of the Year. In 2001, she was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame. Kimberla resides in Illinois with her husband.


Reviews

I enjoyed this book, had several life lessons in it such as be thankful for what you have, never judge a book by its cover. Never take life for granted.......more

Goodreads review by Keesha

Quick read but I have never wanted to reach inside a book and slap the main characters so much! Both women got on my nerves. But I was glad that it worked out in the end.......more

Goodreads review by Joiii

I definitely shed some tears! Loved this book......more