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A Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award winner, Gwynne Forster has penned such best-selling novels as Blues from Down Deep (F0121). She is praised for her tales of personal struggles and romance. Coreen Treadwell heads a prominent social welfare agency, but she is haunted by her past. Raped and impregnated as a teenager, she gave up her baby without ever seeing her. Now the legacy of violence continues in her daughter's life. Abused by her adoptive father, the young woman has vowed vengeance on Coreen for abandoning her.
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"Nice work on dealing with the complexities of family, career, and being a wife. The added depth of adoption, abusive fathers and rape issues that affect all relationships is well-portrayed. "
— Cathay (4 out of 5 stars)
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“An emotionally moving tale that grabs readers’ attention from the start. Forster evokes empathy with the situations that mother and daughter experience. Vivid details add realism and depth and create smooth transitions throughout. This ranks as one of Forster’s most thought-provoking reads.”
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“Forster’s understated style allows for an insightful inquiry into the plight of African American women and the men who abuse them.”
— Booklist
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" I loved the story but I could have shaken these two ladies at times! "
— Frances, 8/13/2008
About Gwynne Forster
Gwynne Forster is the Essence bestselling author of more than forty novels. She has won numerous awards for her fiction, including the Gold Pen Award from the Black Writers Alliance, and was a finalist for the 1999 RT Award for Career Achievement. She holds master’s degrees in both sociology and economics/demography and has traveled and/or worked in more than sixty countries. She lives in New York with her husband.
About Sharon Washington
Sharon Washington is a critically acclaimed actress, whose performances have been called “Sensational … A breakout … Ferociously funny” by the New York Times. Notable theater credits include “The Lady” in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys; Lady Anne, alongside Denzel Washington, in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Richard III; and Valeria, alongside Christopher Walken, in Coriolanus. She is a graduate of Darmouth College and received her MFA from Yale School of Drama.