Friends and Lovers in Black and White

by Altomease Rucker Kennedy

Book Overview

"This debut novel is an engaging and touching story of friendship and love which captures the racial tension of the 60s and 70s with some laugh out loud moments." Randall Kennedy, author of Nigger:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595417736
• ISBN13: 9780595417735
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Delightful and Entertaining - a hard book to put down at night

I haven't read a book in quite a while that is so entertaining that I couldn't wait to pick it up the next day. In fact, one Sunday morning, I skipped the local paper just so I could finish this book! I found myself drawn to the three girls in the book as if I were actually there, following their life story and trying to figure out what would happen next. Altomease really brings the characters to life and really surprised me with some of the racy sex scenes. That one with Jennifer and Bobby was a "must read" scene. (It's on page 145 in case you want to fast forward.) Very impressive for a first time author. I can't wait to see what she writes next.

Amazing!

A wonderful book! I real page turner with a social message. I encourage all people to read this book.

A Thoroughly Enjoyable Read !

I really enjoyed this novel. The characters were well developed and the storyline presented some suprising twists. I stayed up way past my normal bedtime to get to the ending. I was so engaged that I didn't want to wait another day. I look forward to another book by Ms. Kennedy.

Great debut

My aunt graduated from a predominately white woman's college in the late 1960's and this novel truly resonated based on her own experiences (plus the friendships and broken friendships continued to this day). We need more stories like this, showing that we exist outside of the hood, pining for that elusive "good man," and that we are capable of very, very complex and bittersweet feelings about our lives and loves. There's something in this book for everybody, especially younger women ironically.