Neva Hafta.by Edwardo Jackson Strivers Row, October 2002 $22.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-375-50637-3 Los Angeles-based novelist Edwardo Jackson returns with an entertaining follow-up to his debut novel Ever After. Set in California, Nick (whose last name is not disclosed in this novel either) continues his saga in Neva Hafta, promulgating the notion that men suffer from flame-out love affairs and broken hearts Broken Hearts is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts styled "An entirely original fairy play". It opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London on December 9 1875. just like women do. Tall, good-looking and well educated, with a big bank account, Nick is every woman's dream. Better yet, their ideal husband, or so it would seem. But Nick keeps falling in and out of love with the wrong women. Still carrying a torch for his ex, Jasmine, a beautiful, cold and fiercely independent woman with a chip on her shoulder, Nick struggles with how to move on with his life. He considers himself a rarity--a black man who really does want to get married. And he doesn't hesitate to share his intentions with the women he meets. However, in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of all the trite pickup lines, boot knockin' and bed hopping, Nick suffers a hefty emotional blow when his mother is diagnosed with cancer and given just two years to live. After he receives the somber news, Nick becomes obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with meeting Ms. Right and marching down the aisle before his mother dies. In an interesting twist, Nick and his best buddy, Craig, concoct con·coct tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. 2. a plan to lure prospective soul mates by penning a weekly newspaper column called, "Marriage-Minded." In the process, the two receive hundreds of responses from women, some of who meet the wife criteria and others who don't--but look good in heels and a tight, miniskirt miniskirt skirts hemmed at mid-thigh or higher; heyday of the leg in fashion world (1960s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 255–263] See : Fads . Jackson's sophomore novel reads more like an autobiography of a thirtysomething, straight, single, educated black man in the Big City rather than a work of fiction. Neva Hafta is more than just another book about dating, relationships and love gone wrong, it's a story about life. The dialogue and characters are believable and Jackson's writing is sharp and clear. The message is simple yet provocative--marry for love and never settle for anything less. --Glenn Townes is a New Jersey based journalist and regular contributor to BIBR BIBR Bay Islands Beach Resort (Roatan, Honduras) BIBR Backward Indicator Bit Received . |
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