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Delilah's Daughters: A Novel
Delilah's Daughters: A Novel
Delilah's Daughters: A Novel
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Delilah's Daughters: A Novel

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An inspirational story about the allure of fame and the faith that binds a family forever . . .

Delilah Monroe has done everything in her power to keep her three daughters strong since the death of her husband. And a big part of that connection is their singing group, Delilah's Daughters. Veronica, Roxanne, and Alisha each have their own unique sense of self, but they all share the dream of Delilah's Daughters hitting the Billboard charts.

Now, just as they enter the final round of a national talent show, a record producer approaches Veronica with the promise of fame . . . if she goes solo. Then the man Delilah has always leaned on wants more from her than just friendship, and someone from her past comes calling with a shocking secret. Will Delilah be able to hold her family together?

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Release dateJan 28, 2014
ISBN9780062101396
Delilah's Daughters: A Novel
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Angela Benson

Angela Benson is a graduate of Spelman College and the author of fourteen novels, including the Christy Award–nominated Awakening Mercy, the Essence bestseller The Amen Sisters, Up Pops the Devil, and Sins of the Father. She is an associate professor at the University of Alabama and lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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    Well! Naturally, it isn't like this with me and all novels, but I can honestly say that Delilah's Daughters by author Angela Benson kept me engrossed from beginning to end, without any lag time in the middle. This three-sister singing group and their mother, Delilah Monroe, have some tough decisions to make and lessons to learn about the cost of fame, the power of purpose, and the value of family.Granted, the novel's opening had kind of a Jacob Marley/Clarence Odbody vibe for me, A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life pretty much being the only stories where I go in for stuff like ghosts and human-beings-turned-angels. And an early occurrence of one sister "shaking it" at a press conference made me suspect the read might be a bit much for my quasi-conservative sensibilities, but that turned out not to be the case.What I may appreciate most about this novel is the author's clear understanding of human nature and how there are valid right and wrong points on all sides of the Monroe family's dilemma. Everything isn't just cut and dried or neatly packaged for an easy, cheesy fix. Also, even though the story addresses unsavory sides to the music business and relationships going amiss, the story doesn't sink down to become an unsavory mess itself. You don't find that balance everywhere!Now, besides being repetitive at points, the writing falls a tad flat in a few places where it could have "popped" more, and a new romance here has hardly any lead-up or a middle--very little time or development between 0 and 60. So, the sudden declarations and display of feelings there left me some paces behind.Still, I absolutely ate up this story of a family at a crossroads, and I'm looking forward to checking out this ChristFic author again.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Delilah's Daughters Angela BensonAfter her husband dies she struggles on to make her three daughters strong and keep them together as a singing group.Each want the fame and fortune and deals are talked about but they'd leave some of the group out of the loop.The past catches up with them as time goes on and their careers are on different paths.Lots of twists and turns as things are revealed from the past. Easy to keep the characters straight. good read.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

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