Single black female

Single black female

Tracy Brown, 1974-

Book - 2021

"Tracy Brown's Single Black Female is a taut, edgy, deftly spun novel about four friends grappling with the dramatic twists and turns of life, love and what it means to "make it in America." Ivy Donovan is a successful stylist, entrepreneur, and single mom who has been loyal to her sons' father, Michael, who's serving a lengthy prison sentence. But life has gotten lonely over the years, and Ivy wants more for herself. Michael, however, isn't about to lose his family. Coco Norris is successful, single, childless, and struggling with her unreciprocated allegiance to emotionally unavailable men. When she finds a man who seems like he can give her everything she has ever wanted, Coco soon discovers that she ha...s taken on more than she can possibly handle. Deja Maddox is a real estate agent who is married to a police sergeant with the NYPD. They have assimilated, looking down on anything that doesn't fit their buttoned up, polished life. But Deja isn't as satisfied as she would like everyone to believe. When Deja's past returns with a vengeance, she's forced to face herself and her "perfect" life begins to crumble. Things come to a head when Ivy's youngest son, Kingston, is caught up in a polarizing encounter with the NYPD. Everyone is forced to figure out where they stand, including the police sergeant who suddenly has to decide if his "blue life" matters more to him than his black life and the black lives of those he loves"--

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Subjects
African Americans > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Tracy Brown, 1974- (author)
Edition
First Edition
Physical Description
357 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781250043016
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Review by Booklist Review

Best friends Ivy, Coco, Deja, and Nikki are bonded by their struggle to define who they are apart from their relationships with the incarcerated men in their lives. Michael, a hustler who financed his wife Ivy's salon business and his sister Coco's education, is demanding his family visit regularly, even though the strain has become too much, and they feel locked up with him. Coco, who has her own issues with emotionally unavailable men, tries to make him see reason when Ivy refuses to return. Deja's ex, Rashid, has recently been released from prison and wants to be in their daughter's life; Deja's having second thoughts about her marriage now that Rashid's back. Meanwhile, Deja's sister, "unapologetically hood" Nikki, is living the high life as a social-media queen and charms men wherever she goes. These women worked hard on their own for what they've built, and they'll never forget where they came from even when racism rears its ugly head and threatens to topple everything. Brown's dramatic page-turner is an excellent example of female-focused urban fiction with heart.

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