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Back in 1984, 15-year-old Neena's mother left and never came back. And now Neena is following in her footsteps.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Nevada
- 08-13-10
Hard to follow
I just didn't get it. I listened to until the end. The story/movie usually come together at the end. I can't begin to explain what happened excluding the mother Freda was crazy {lost her mind} and left her kids to be raised by her mother. After this cant tell you. I don't recommend this book.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-01-21
True to the authors form
Great story of heartache and healing. Characters stay with you after the story ends. Found Ms. Whetstone after reading Tumbling... Will always be a fan.
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- Rebecca
- 05-13-21
Very good book
From beginning to end, relatable and understandable through black history past and present eyes. Very good narration. Truly an well written book.
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- SonjCos
- 03-03-15
Characters that Stay with Yo
Ms Whetstone writes compelling stories with heroines that haunt you long after the story ends. I know Nina and Nan will be with me for a considerable amount of time as I contemplate the dynamics of their tortured relationship and their individual struggles with their personal demons. I can't say that I identified with a particular character in the book, but I definitely felt their anguish over the choices they made in life. I believe that the antagonism I felt toward Nan through the majority of the story was pierced.and diluted with empathy and hope when Ms Whetstone skillfully changed the perspective of the narrative toward the end of the story
Beyond an absorbing story and multidimensional characters, I am often struck by the understated elegance of Ms Whetstone's literary style. On more than one occasion I stopped to marvel at the beauty of her language structure.
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The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama - and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie's unexpected charm, elegance, and religious devotion makes her the perfect partner in lies....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really enjoyed
- By avidreader on 04-07-21
By: Mary Monroe
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Tumbling
- By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
Both Noon and Herbie have secrets. Because of this she can’t be intimate with her husband, and he sneaks out to a hot jazz singer named Ethel - who has a secret of her own. When the city proposes to build a road through their neighborhood, Noon begins a crusade to keep it from happening - and maybe save her marriage in the process. Tumble into this amazing novel and feel the love and warmth of a special block in South Philly. This is an extraordinary depiction of the true meaning of family and fellowship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ethel
- By SugarBrown96 on 05-19-18
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And Then There Was Me
- A Novel of Friendship, Secrets and Lies
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 77
Bea and Awilda have been best friends from the moment Awilda threw her 14-year-old self across Bea’s twin-sized bed as if they had known each other forever. Bubbly, adventurous Awilda taught sheltered, shy Bea how to dress, wear her hair, and what to do with boys. She even introduced Bea to her husband, Lonnie, in college, who pledged to take good care of her for the rest of their lives. But philanderer Lonnie breaks that promise over and over again, leaving Bea to wrestle with her self-esteem and longtime secret addiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By Ms Campbell on 09-24-22
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
- By: Ayana Mathis
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin, Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,432
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,242
A debut of extraordinary distinction: through the trials of one unforgettable family, Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration, a story of love and bitterness and the promise of a new America. In 1923, 15-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hattie and her Family Tragically Flawed
- By Suzn F on 12-14-12
By: Ayana Mathis
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Take My Hand
- By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Narrated by: Lauren J. Daggett
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,959
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,655
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,643
Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Page Turner Based off True Events
- By LATOYA LEWIS on 06-10-22
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Tempest Rising
- By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrated by: Susan Spain
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Award-winning author of the national best-seller Tumbling, Diane McKinney-Whetstone is an immensely talented author of African American fiction. It is 1965 in Philadelphia and Clarise, Finch, and their three adolescent daughters are living a financially privileged life. But when Finch’s business falls on hard times and Clarise suffers a mental breakdown, their idyllic world is shattered and their daughters are endangered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Finished
- By Fefe on 05-01-23
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Blues Dancing
- By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
During the 1970s, Verdi’s relationship with street-smart Johnson leads her to heroin and the brink of destruction. Rescued by a conservative professor willing to give up everything for her, she lives a quiet, comfortable life for 20 years--until Johnson returns to re-ignite old passions. Pulled uncontrollably toward the reckless appetites of her youth, Verdi struggles to understand her desires and to decide where she wants life to take her next.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Infatuation to struggle to Love
- By Lovie247 on 03-24-20
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Loving Donovan
- By: Bernice L. McFadden, Terry McMillan - introduction
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4 out of 5 stars 174
Two-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist Bernice L. McFadden has also been twice honored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. One of Library Journal's 25 Key Indie Fiction Titles, this heartbreaking tale follows two damaged but hopeful souls as they struggle to find love despite the ravages of their pasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful emotional novel
- By Candace Reynolds on 09-09-16
By: Bernice L. McFadden, and others
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The Warmest December
- By: Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
The Warmest December is the incredibly moving story of one Brooklyn family and the alcoholism that determined years of their lives. Narrated by Kenzie Lowe, a young woman reminiscent of Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John, as she visits her dying father and finds that choices she once thought beyond her control are very much hers to make.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bernice McFadden
- By Constance Knight on 07-01-20
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Second House from the Corner
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 344
Felicia Lyons, a stressed-out stay-at-home mom, struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days at the office. Felicia taps, utters mantras, and breathes her way through most situations, but on some days, like when the children won't stop screaming her name or arguing over toy trucks and pretzel sticks, she wonders what it would be like to get in her car and drive away.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No ending to any of the situations that opened.
- By Tina on 03-12-16
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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A Mouthful of Air
- By: Amy Koppelman
- Narrated by: Julia Atwood
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4 out of 5 stars 94
A Mouthful of Air is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of Julie Davis, a young wife and mother torn between the love she feels for her family and the voice in her head that insists they’d be better off without her. We meet Julie several weeks after her suicide attempt, on the eve of her son’s first birthday. Grateful to be alive, Julie tries her best to appreciate every moment — “this tree, that passing car, the pretzel guy up ahead on the corner. She has, for whatever reason, been given a second chance” — but her emotional demons are unrelenting.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This book will sap everything out of you
- By Anonymous User on 05-11-23
By: Amy Koppelman
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Tempest Rising
- By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrated by: Susan Spain
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Award-winning author of the national best-seller Tumbling, Diane McKinney-Whetstone is an immensely talented author of African American fiction. It is 1965 in Philadelphia and Clarise, Finch, and their three adolescent daughters are living a financially privileged life. But when Finch’s business falls on hard times and Clarise suffers a mental breakdown, their idyllic world is shattered and their daughters are endangered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Finished
- By Fefe on 05-01-23
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Blues Dancing
- By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
During the 1970s, Verdi’s relationship with street-smart Johnson leads her to heroin and the brink of destruction. Rescued by a conservative professor willing to give up everything for her, she lives a quiet, comfortable life for 20 years--until Johnson returns to re-ignite old passions. Pulled uncontrollably toward the reckless appetites of her youth, Verdi struggles to understand her desires and to decide where she wants life to take her next.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Infatuation to struggle to Love
- By Lovie247 on 03-24-20
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Loving Donovan
- By: Bernice L. McFadden, Terry McMillan - introduction
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4 out of 5 stars 174
Two-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist Bernice L. McFadden has also been twice honored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. One of Library Journal's 25 Key Indie Fiction Titles, this heartbreaking tale follows two damaged but hopeful souls as they struggle to find love despite the ravages of their pasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful emotional novel
- By Candace Reynolds on 09-09-16
By: Bernice L. McFadden, and others
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The Warmest December
- By: Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
The Warmest December is the incredibly moving story of one Brooklyn family and the alcoholism that determined years of their lives. Narrated by Kenzie Lowe, a young woman reminiscent of Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John, as she visits her dying father and finds that choices she once thought beyond her control are very much hers to make.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bernice McFadden
- By Constance Knight on 07-01-20
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Second House from the Corner
- By: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 344
Felicia Lyons, a stressed-out stay-at-home mom, struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days at the office. Felicia taps, utters mantras, and breathes her way through most situations, but on some days, like when the children won't stop screaming her name or arguing over toy trucks and pretzel sticks, she wonders what it would be like to get in her car and drive away.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No ending to any of the situations that opened.
- By Tina on 03-12-16
By: Sadeqa Johnson
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A Mouthful of Air
- By: Amy Koppelman
- Narrated by: Julia Atwood
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4 out of 5 stars 94
A Mouthful of Air is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of Julie Davis, a young wife and mother torn between the love she feels for her family and the voice in her head that insists they’d be better off without her. We meet Julie several weeks after her suicide attempt, on the eve of her son’s first birthday. Grateful to be alive, Julie tries her best to appreciate every moment — “this tree, that passing car, the pretzel guy up ahead on the corner. She has, for whatever reason, been given a second chance” — but her emotional demons are unrelenting.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This book will sap everything out of you
- By Anonymous User on 05-11-23
By: Amy Koppelman
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Far From the Tree
- By: Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant
- Narrated by: Fran L. Washington
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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