Audiobook10 hours
Here and Now
Written by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Narrated by Donna Bailey
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
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.
Author
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Robyis the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the Reverend Curtis Black series as well as many other novels and novellas. She lives with her husband in Rockford, Illinois.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Once again, I enjoyed reading this book. Mrs. Roby is a great storyteller. I cannot wait to read more books by her. She is one of my favorite authors.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Domestic drama featuring African American sisters and their tragedies, successes, and love lives.