- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (7 Mar 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552994499
- ISBN-13: 978-0552994491
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 149,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in Brooklyn in 1983, this is a story about a black construction worker, separated from his wife. He meets a struggling singer from Ohio, who is not sure she is ready to fall in love either. This is a love story told from two viewpoints, written by the author of "Mama".
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Franklin's tired of women, tired of trouble. He's young, he's six-feet-four and he likes to pump iron. But his ex-wife's riding him for money to keep their two children, and there's no security in construction work. Not in New York anyway, and especially not if you're black. All Franklin really wants is to stay together, stay in work and, most of all, stay out of love.
And Zora. She's a music teacher, fresh from Ohio, looking for that one big break as a singer-songwriter. She's going to get an apartment, get fit, and get her first songs down on a demo tape. The last thing she wants is to disappear into another relationship, and wind up with another broken heart.
But when Franklin sees Zora and Zora sees Franklin, none of it means a damn. Everything - their pasts, their independence, their plans - evaporates in the electric charge of one of the most passionate, turbulent and memorable affairs in contemporary fiction...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is without a doubt the BEST book ive read in a long time. I first saw the movie which is very, very good but really doesn't do the book justice. It's story of two people Zora a very independent woman who is an unsigned singer trying to persue her dream career as well as teaching music in junior high. Franklin on the other hand is quite the opposite getting laid off from work time after time even though he's a very smart person he just needed the motivation. They both first meet when Zora moved to Brooklyn from Manhatten and as soon as she see's Franklin she knew she wanted him but tried her hardest to deny any type of feeling because she's been hurt so much before. Each chapter reflects on both of their relationship but on their own thoughts and points of view(Zora is all even numbers 1,3,5 etc Franklin's chapters 2,4,6 etc). They finally let down their walls and start dating but Franklin has alot of skeletons in his closet still married although seperated and has 2 boys from that marriage things start getting heated when Zora finds out that he likes to drink...alot and gets kinda concerned. The book really reflects on real life and both people in the book seem so lifelike that you forget they are just characters in a book it touches on a few things like racism, domestic abuse, homophobia & rape as well others. If you haven't already read the book i suggest you should do i don't want to spoil any of it by letting some of the story out and trust me you wont be able put it down i read it in a day and a half...it's that good.
Terry McMillan sure knows how to write about relationships and damn good books. Get It Now!
Terry McMillan sure knows how to write about relationships and damn good books. Get It Now!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of her books so far, and this, in my opinion has to be the best. The view points from both the male and female charaters were written very well and were spot on...my friends love this book too!!!
Format:Paperback
I thought this book was a good one, couldn't put it down and it was interesting to read chapters from a male and female perspective. A little bit disappointing at the end but very funny and enjoyable.
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A GOOD READ
I bought this book as browsed the DVD and read a review that claimed that the book was better. i enjoyed the book but was disappointed in non fairytale ending grown up stuff.
Published on 22 May 2010 by MissRobinson
Timeless
The book tells the story of the conception and development of a love affair between the two main characters: Zora and Franklin. Read more
Published on 24 April 2006 by N. A. Walters
This is real life!
This book is not at all an example of a writer with a very active imagination. This is for real! The book really tackles the different and difficult phases all relationships go... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2006 by "madame_sonja"
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