Disappearing Acts

By: Terry McMillan

Narrated by: Terry McMillan, Avery Brooks

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan comes an honest look at a modern romance, from love at first sight to painful reality to working toward a happy ending....

Franklin Swift was a sometimes-employed construction worker and a not-quite-divorced dad of two. Zora Banks was a teacher, singer, and songwriter. They met in a Brooklyn brownstone, and there could be no walking away....

In this funny, gritty love story, Franklin and Zora join the ranks of fiction’s most compelling couples as they move from Scrabble to sex, from layoffs to the limits of faith and trust. Disappearing Acts is about the mystery of desire and the burdens of the past. It’s about respect—what it can and can’t survive. And it’s about the safe and secret places that only love can find.©1989 Terry McMillan; (P)1993 Penguin HighBridge Audio

Critic reviews

Praise for Disappearing Acts

“A get-out-your-handkerchiefs love story. Unflinchingly realistic...warm, natural.”—USA Today

“A stunning achievement.”—Cosmopolitan

“If Ntozake Shange, Jane Austen, and Danielle Steel collaborated on a novel of manners, [Disappearing Acts] might be the result.”—New Yorker

“Contains someting increasingly rare in books or films today: a full-blown, sophisticated love affair between two African-American adults.”—Denver Post

“A funny, earthy novel...ribaldly realistic. [Speaks] across class and color lines.”—New York Newsday

“A down-to-earth portrayal of love, yearning, and self-preservation...brimming with energy and the hard facts of life.”—Kansas City Star

“Gripping and moving...intensely realistic.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer

Real and relatable

Great voices and personality in the characters. kept it real. loved that. Did not like the ending but had forgotten about the title. Couldnt wait patiently to see what would happen next. such a rollercoaster ride but loved it.

Good as always!

Even thought it was short. I listened to some parts several times. I disappeared into the story.

Performance Quality

I could hear the pages turn in the background, and a couple of sentences replayed twice.

I wish it was unabridged

So much was left out. I wish the story was unabridged. The story felt rushed.

Good Listen

The story, of course, is excellent. Pretty much anything written by Terry is. However, I give four stars for Overall & Performance because I honestly love the movie way better (Sanaa & Wesley will always be Zora & Franklin to me!), and also because sometimes I don’t like the sound of Terry’s voice for some of the characters. Aside from that, I’d definitely recommend this audiobook. I’d also suggest checking out some of Terry’s other amazing works.