Sisters and Lovers

I was really into Connie Briscoe five or six years ago, but hadn't read anything by her in a while. This was a perfect choice for what I needed. The dialogue is delightful, and because the book is character driven rather than plot driven, I could read a couple of chapters after work or before bed without needing to finish the book in one sitting. I'm going to put some of her other books on my to-read list.

Beverly, Charmaine, and Evelyn are three sisters living in the same Maryland town outside Washington, D.C., each wishing her life were just a little different. Beverly is twenty-nine and single. She's a successful magazine editor who would love to be in love. The problem is, no man can meet her high standards. Charmaine longs to finish her degree, but meanwhile, she has to juggle a thankless job, a beautiful child, and an irresponsible husband she doesn't quite have the nerve to leave. Evelyn seems to have it made. She has a successful psychology practice and her husband is a partner in a prestigious law firm. But there's trouble in paradise, and Evelyn refuses to face the facts.
Warm and bittersweet, believable and real, SISTERS & show more LOVERS is a novel of family and love, heartache and hope, and above all, the triumph of sisterhood. show less

This was my second time reading this one. I read it once when I was a young teen, but wanted to again, just to see if it would be different. It's interesting because the author is deaf, and that's very evident in some of the odd dialog between her characters.

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this book is wack. i had to read it for an african american lit class, and felt it was a huge waste of time. doubt i'll read connie briscoe again.