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Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, the #1 Essence bestselling authors of Tryin to Sleep in the Bed You Made now deliver Better Than I Know Myself, a novel in which youll meet their most unforgettable characters yet.
Carmen, Jewel, and Regina could not be more different. When they meet as freshmen at Columbia University, theyre pretty confident that a friendship among them isnt in the cards.
Jewel is Hollywood royalty: as the teenage star of the TV show Daddys Girl, her face is instantly recognizable all across America. Now, though, she wants two thingsto get a serious education, and to leave her controlling stage mother behind. Regina is the definitive upper-middle-class African-American girl. Her picture-perfect parents are what she calls black Ward and June Cleavers and their goals for her are like a stranglehold. No one can see, though, how far Reginas rebellious side will take her (or how treacherous it will become). Carmen is just trying to get by. A child of the projects whose father is dead and whose mother has vanished, Carmen has been raised by her abusive brother. Columbia is the way for her to get a better lifeif she can hold down two jobs and keep her GPA up.
When the three of them meet, their lives are at a crossroad. And as the years progress, from the 1980s to the present day, they are challenged by drug addiction, fame, secrets from the past, sickness, betrayal, and the darkest things women can face. One of them wont survive. But what will be the lasting legacy of their friendship? Better Than I Know Myself is a novel of heartache, triumph, tears, and the unshakeable bonds among women.
Author: Virginia Deberry, Donna Grant
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Published: 01/23/2024
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.40w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9781250846648
Language: English
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