A titan of American letters, Paul Theroux wowed audiences and critics with his modern classic Mosquito Coast. Its captivating thematic cousin, The Lower River stars Ellis Hock, a man whose dreams of world travel and humanitarianism in the Peace Corps were dashed when he returned home to assume control of his family's business. Now with his wife having left and his life stagnant, Ellis makes the fateful decision to travel back to the small African village he once called home. Yet the happiness and fulfillment he seeks remain elusive.
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"It took me a while to get into this book. Then it just clicked. Maybe because she is so rigorous about trying to understand her motivations for her own behavior. Well-written." — Sister (4 out of 5 stars)
"It took me a while to get into this book. Then it just clicked. Maybe because she is so rigorous about trying to understand her motivations for her own behavior. Well-written."
“Achingly honest. An alternately raw and elegant memoir…A wrenching, introspective examination of a life through the prism of racism, sexism, and unconditional devotion. Donna Britt’s insights into her roles as mother, wife, and sister to black men explores the gray and fuzzy complexity of human emotion when, for better or worse, imperfect people love other imperfect people.”
“Few black women have written about black men more frankly with heartfelt eloquence than former Washington Post columnist Donna Britt.”
“[A] gutsy memoir…Britt writes eloquently of a woman’s sense of anguish and ambiguity in giving herself so completely.”
“In her debut memoir, former Washington Post columnist Britt offers an introspective account of growing up in Gary, Indiana…A probing psychological exploration that delves to rarely tapped depths.”
" This book is about tragedy and giving. I found this book to be well written and I was sad for Ms Britt having lost her father and her brother. "
" This book spoke to me and each page was like reading a page from my personal journals... "
" Beautifully written memoir.It is insightful, honest, and humorous. "
" Never really got into it. Skimmed most of it. Part of me related to her description of woman as constant givers, but another part of me wanted to say, "put on your big girl panties and get on with it." "
" I saw her speak at the book festival, and in person she's just like her book. I enjoyed the parts about how her brother's tragedy affected her life and relationships. The strictly woman parts were less interesting to me. "
" A lot of what she says about the role of a big sister, wife and mother rang true and was funny but the end was really heavy sledding and wore me out. She is local and I read her columns in the past so I did know what I was in for. "
Donna Britt is a former syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, writing on issues both topical and personal. She has won awards from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the National Association of Black Journalists, and other organizations, and she has been featured on Oprah, C-Span, and NPR. She lives in Maryland with her husband and youngest son.
Paul Theroux is the author of many highly acclaimed novels and travel books. His novels include A Dead Hand and The Mosquito Coast, an international bestseller and the basis of the major motion picture. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
Jefferson Mays, an Earphones Awards-winning narrator, is also an award-winning theater and film actor. In 2004 he won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and a Theatre World Award for his solo Broadway performance in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Doug Wright. He holds a BA from Yale College and an MFA from University of California–San Diego.
Rachel Leslie is an audiobook narrator whose readings include In the Midst of It All by Tiffany Warren, Saved and Single by Sheila Copeland, and Leonardo Da Vinci: Giants of Science by Kathleen Krull.
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