A Family Affair

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Book Overview

From the national Essence bestselling author comes an engaging tale about a family secret that sends one young woman scrambling to uncover the truth about her past. Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, whose bestselling fiction "tackles some of life's toughest situations" ( The Florida Times-Union ), unravels the secrets in a mother's past that turn her daughter's life upside down--by revealing the family she never knew existed. Her dream...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451639694
• ISBN13: 9781451639698
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A Winner!

Might be slight triggering* What a ride! I don't know how I missed this book years ago. I am going to have to go back and reread her books. I read most prior to my goodreads or review platform days. Didn't know anything about writing a review back then. I listened and read along. Let's get to the good stuff. This book will be with me for a long time. It started out with me screaming before we even get to chapter one. Lorraine and Bernard created a whole situation. I hated Adele. I didn't think about why she was such a witch, didn't care to know. She was just putrid in her personality. Olivia's journey was heart-wrenching to watch. There were parts of her story that worked my nerves though. I felt that she was incredibly naive in a sense, especially after her mother died. Lorraine was the sad part of the story for me. Mona was the gift. Every woman needs a friend like Mona. She was loud, out of pocket most times but the greatest advocate for Olivia. She told the truth, straight with no chasers. She believed in Olivia and she was a rider until the end. How Olivia unraveled her life was the journey. The truths she uncovered almost took me to Jesus! I mean, it was one blow after another. It's a wonder my make-believe pearls didn't break as I was clutching them so much! I knew Olivia was going to get her dream by the end but that didn't take away from the story for me. I still didn't like Adele in the end but understood her better and might have even had a twinge of emotion for her but I'd never own it, lol! This is how a story should grab you, by the neck. I shut down everything to get to the end. Now that's a book. I fell away from the table like I had just finished a good meal. And let me just add in my closing, narration is everything. Myra Lucretia Taylor read her hind parts off! You hear me? I know it was Olivia story but I sure couldn't wait to hear Mona's thoughts. Okay, back to my regularly scheduled reading.