Just As I Am: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (555 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385469705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rev.Hiilda Thomasine Wren said Excellent Read: It is an eye opener.. I have read this book a long time ago, but one of my friends needs to read this book. I am purchasing it as a gift for her.. "An instant classic!" according to Orlando D. Clopton. Excellent from the first page to the last!. Five Stars annie strickland it was very good
Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romantic storytelling and controversial contemporary issues like race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic and diverse audience across America. In this vivid portrait of contemporary black life, with all its pressures and the complications of bisexuality, AIDS, and racism, Harris confirms a faith in the power of love -- love of all kinds -- to thrill and to heal, which will warm the hearts of readers everywhere.. E. By portraying Nicole's and Raymond's joys, as well as their pain, Harris never ceases to remind us that life, like love, is about self-acceptance. Raymond, a young black lawyer from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and with the grim reality of AIDS. Readers celebrate the arrival in paperback of his second novel, Just As I Am, which picks up where Invisible Life left off, introducing Harris's appealing and authentic characters to a new set of joys, conflicts, and choices. Nicole, an aspiri
Just As I Am begins soon after that, as the two former lovers try to rebuild their lives. Raymond has moved to Atlanta to practice law, and he continues to question whether he's genuinely bisexual or really gay, but is unable to accept that a real lifetime love might happen with anyone but a wife. . She and Raymond are reunited when their mutual best friend, Kyle, succumbs to his HIV infection and Raymond returns to New York City to be by his side. (The reappearance of charismatic--and closeted--pro football player Basil Henderson doesn't exactly mak