Maybe a solid 1 and a quarter stars is really adequate. Really wanted to like this book but the narrative wasn't very fluid. A lot of the dramaturgy was forced and just didn't mesh well with the story. There were highlights and narratives about characters that made no sense to the overall web of ...
t7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: A Journey Straight To The Heart..., February 20, 2006Bernice L. McFadden's latest release, Nowhere Is A Place, centers on a journey of discovery that spans across country, generations, and time. No nonsense, down-to-earth Dumpling and her distant...
Amazing. AMAZING. AMAZZZING!! (I'm still in a bit of a shock over this one. Yes, it was amazing. ----Originally post on my blog guiltless readingThe choice to forgive is yours.The book in one sentence: A young woman strives to make sense of a life touched by alcoholism and abuse. My two cents: Th...
My journey with Sugar Lacey has come to an end. Bernice McFadden is a great writer.When I finished Sugar almost a year ago, I wanted to know how she was, and what happened to her after she left Arkansas and where she would end up, if she would be okay. Although it took me forever to get This Bitt...
Pearl has had her heart ripped out after the murder of her daughter; Sugar has had her life ripped apart by choices made for her by others. Neither knows, until Sugar moves next door to Pearl, what life has in store for them both.In my quest to find the alternative to “The Help” I’m trying to imm...