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Brenda is struggling with issues of hearing her father's voice after his death in matters of her making something of herself and taking care of her mother. As a lawyer, her "boyfriend" Russell (who owns his own janitorial service) is suggesting that the relationship should move toward marriage, but her boss is pushing her to choose her career. In the midst of hearing these voices, she strains trying to hear the Father's Voice.
Attorney Gail Connors must look to her past to discover who is threatening her family this “gripping . . . riveting thriller” (Publishers Weekly). Gail finally has everything she wants—a home to call her own, a growing private law practice, and a loving man in lawyer Anthony Quintana. But life is never perfect: the house needs massive renovations, her professional life is getting out of control, she’s in the middle of a custody case with her ex, and Quintana’s murky past continues to disturb her. Then Gail receives a series of mysterious phone calls and obscene letters threatening violence, torture, and death. The target: not Gail herself, but her ten-year-old daughter, Karen. Gail...
An unforgettable addition to his widely acclaimed body of work, The Late Child is Larry McMurtry's tender, funny, and poignant sequel to The Desert Rose—McMurtry delivers another rich cast of characters and a heartfelt, bittersweet story that unfolds on the open road, in one woman's search for strength, understanding, and hope. Harmony is the optimistic, resilient Las Vegas ex-showgirl who returns home one day to the news that her beloved daughter, Pepper, has died of AIDS. In an effort to come to grips with her loss, she decides she must travel to New York City, where her daughter had been living, to understand Pepper's life leading up to her death. She manages to stay afloat, buoyed by her precocious five-year-old son, Eddie, and her two outspoken sisters as they set forth on a journey across the country, seeking answers about her daughter's death. From Nevada to New York to Oklahoma, the eccentrics Harmony and her entourage meet nudge them closer to an inner peace with life, and a way to find hope in the future. Alive with inventive storytelling and honest emotion, The Late Child is a warm, enriching experience that celebrates the unique relationship between mother and child.
Led by the superbly talented, Ghanaian born saxophonist, Teddy Osei, Osibisa exploded on to the music scene in 1971. From Cape Town to Sydney, London to the Americas, Bombay to Beirut, their unique sound pulsed its way into the hearts and hips of millions of fans, infusing the tired post 60s rock scene with a poly-rhythmic fusion of African, Caribbean, Jazz, Rock, Latin and R&B. This is their astonishing story. From years of obscurity to their first taste of stardom, from the colourful hedonistic characters that dominated the era to the depression of squabbles and break-ups. It is as much a story about rags-to-riches success as it is a sad tale of betrayal, jealousy and exploitation.
An electrifying trio of thrillers in the Edgar Award–nominated series by the New York Times–bestselling author. For Miami’s “hot-blooded legal duo,” Gail Connor and fellow attorney Anthony Quintana, personal passions collide with professional duties as they take on the city’s most dangerous cases (Library Journal). Suspicion of Betrayal: Gail Connor thinks she has a booming law practice, a perfect home, and a forthcoming marriage to a top criminal lawyer. But her perfect life is threatened when menacing phone calls and threats to her young daughter uncover secrets from her past. Suspicion of Malice: Gail and Anthony’s shaky relationship is now further divided by an explosive ca...
Traps is the first anthology that historicizes the writings by African American men who have examined the meanings of the overlapping categories of race, gender, and sexuality, and who have theorized these categories in the most expansive and progressive terms. Traps contains the landmark speeches, essays, letters, and a manifesto by nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American men who have examined the complex terrain of gender and sexuality within the historical and cultural matrix of the United States.