

Laelia
Author: Ruth-Miriam Garnett
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/04/2008
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction
Author: Ruth-Miriam Garnett
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/04/2008
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction
Tired of the men in their lives, three long-suffering, African American sisters - Rebecca, Claudia, and Gracelyn Cates, set out to find a way for them to enjoy their senior years without having to worry about drunken Timothy, confused Jake, or terminally ill Bernard, coming up with a plan that will......more
What is a Woman? Strength and Sensuality Ruth-Miriam Garnett's "Laelia" portrays the culture of womanhood in concentric circles from intimate homelife, to community, and hints at the broader swath of the world by bringing in Hillary Clinton as first lady attending the Cates Sisters extraordinary......more
This novel was a semi interesting read. The females were built up well enough, but their backstory could have been more. I felt underwhelmed when I finished this book. I expected it more, but it was anticlimactic.......more
A thoroughly enjoyable read about three middle-aged black sisters who get rid of their husbands and find themselves--in more ways than one.......more