A Love of My Own.By E. Lynn Harris E. Lynn Harris is an Black American author, (b. June 20, 1955). Harris writes primarily about African American men on the down low or in the closet; Harris confirmed that he is a homosexual. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Atlanta, Georgia. Doubleday, July 2003 $24.95 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-553-71326-4 In his latest work, A Love of My Own, best-selling author E. Lynn Harris brings back the ever-popular Raymond Tyler and the naughty, but appealing protagonist of his last book, Basil Henderson. After his longtime partner, Trent, makes a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. announcement, Raymond accepts a position as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bling Bling magazine in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . There, he meets Zola Denise Norwood, the magazine's editor-in chief. Zola is beautiful, talented and ambitious, but her position is contingent upon her relationship with Davis McClinton, the magazine's wealthy and powerful owner, and their late-night rendezvous are definitely not all business. While her job--and Davis--keeps her quite busy, Zola splits her free time between her girlfriends and two other men--her good friend Hayden, an actor/dancer with a penchant for married men, and Jabar Taylor, a very sexy, very masculine, personal trainer. The move to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of helps Raymond to find a new sense of purpose, but it also puts him in close proximity to Basil Henderson, who makes his interest in Raymond very clear. However, Raymond's been burned by Basil in the past and is wary of the ex-football player's seeming transformation into a loving and sensitive father. In a whirlwind of activity, Harris takes his characters through the September 11th tragedy and other events. Along the way, they learn important lessons about love and friendship. Harris' characters are larger than life larg·er than life adj. Very impressive or imposing: "This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life" Joyce Carol Oates. , and the story is unpredictable, entertaining and humorous. He writes in a conversational style, from alternating points of view. E. Lynn does a good job of weaving contemporary events into the narrative, and the whodunit elements of the story are fun, if not always believable. Readers hoping for more insight into Basil's character will be disappointed, but the sexy sports agent has some surprises in store for both the readers and Raymond. A Love of My Own is part soap opera, part mystery and fans of Harris' work won't be disappointed. --Denise Simon is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn. |
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