A Taste for More
$42.66
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2024
Summary
In a breathtaking saga spanning the final three decades of the Great Migration - from the Jim Crow south in rural midcentury Mississippi through the transformative 1970s - a tenacious single mother and culinary genius builds an unprecedented empire. But the one dream she can’t stop chasing may cost her everything…
Readers of Terry McMillan, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Tracy Brown, ReShonda Tate, and Sadeqa Johnson will be captivated by this powerful story of mothers and daughters, against-a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496743138 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 149674313X |
| Author: | Phyllis R. Dixon |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Kensington Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Phyllis R. Dixon:
“A fun, sexy read.” —Ebony on Intermission
“Dixon gives her characters distinctive voices, exploring their inner lives and motivations, and her conversational style gives readers a front-row seat to the Diamonds’ sparkling reunion. Fans of Kimberla Lawson Roby and ReShonda Tate Billingsley will be enthralled.” —Booklist on Intermission
“If you were a fan of girl music groups from the 1990s, you’ll love this story about the fictional girl group the Diamonds.” —AARP’s Sisters Newsletter on Intermission
“A glamorous, nostalgic ’90s story begins in this fun novel following four women.” —Woman’s World, Book Club Pick, on Intermission
“There’s a whole lotta of shakin’ going on in this book! Ms. Dixon produced a rich drama with all the ingredients to hold our attention.” —Dwight Fryer, Author and NAACP Image Award Nominee on Down Home Blues
“A riveting Southern family drama. Down Home Blues delves into many serious issues that affect our families and our community.” —Evelyn Palfrey, Essence Magazine bestselling author on Down Home Blues
“Down Home Blues does a fantastic job of exploring how individuals and families interrelate and how their choices influence wider events in the greater world, making it a recommendation for novel readers who want their action driven by strong characters and their views of life’s winding directions tempered by a better understanding of psychological motivation.” —Midwest Book Review on Down Home Blues
“Educational, thought provoking and captivating. Forty Acres will inspire you.” —RAWSISTAZ Reviews on Forty Acres
About The Author
Phyllis R. Dixon
Phyllis R. Dixon is the acclaimed author of Intermission, Forty Acres, and Down Home Blues, which was shortlisted for the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List by the Texas Library Association. She also is a contributor to the New Tri-State Defender book review column and to Chicken Soup for the African American Woman’s Soul. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she is a former independent bookstore owner, previously worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, and currently serves on several nonprofit boards. She currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
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