Love Awaits: African American Women Talk

By Courtney Long

This nonfiction equivalent to the bestsellingWaiting to ExhaleandWild Women Don't Wear No Bluesshowcases the frank, hopeful, and defiant voices of 26 African American women. Arranged by topic, these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553375598
• ISBN13: 9780553375596
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Open communication=key to problem resolutions!

I found this book to be significant to the very real issues of relationships in the African-American community and ANYONE else, male or female who chooses to gain such insight. Being very interested in finding resolutions and understandings in 'relationships', I found the sharing to be candid, frank, and out-spoken--regardless of the ways it was said. A person sitting next to you, on a bus or train, is still a part of our collective society, whether they are "ghetto" or not! Real people, all people, should be striving to know the "what/why is this happening?" thing, because it is all affective. I appreciated the first-hand perceptions and cared less if the words were written 'eloquently' or in the proper "English". Some people have gone out of their way to bash this book, while I think it is quite brave--and much needed! If only African-American women and men noted the words of this book AND acted upon that knowledge, maybe our lives could be much better. If you recieved no "wisdom" from it the first read, try reading it again with a different expectation.(I am a 52, single-mother, never-married African American woman. Wise and experienced in relationships, I say READ THIS BOOK! Better late than never.)

Well, It speaks the truth

I met the author of this book on a street in Hollywood, California years before this book was published. What struck me about Courtney long was his honesty. It's a trait that he must have used when selecting these stories of the trials and tribulations that African Amercian women must endure to find a mate. My only issue was the negative stances on interracial dating and marriage. It seems for some so desperate that there minds are open to only what is lying in front of them. Their viewpoints are sad, but it is the truth in our society and it is represented honestly and openly. Kudos Courtney!

Honestly and Beautifully Written

This is a must read not only for African-American women, but for anyone who wants to connect on a human level. I was so proud to have read this book. Love Awaits, shares with us the personal thoughts, opinions and beliefs from a group of people who are seldom heard; African-American women. I laughed and cried with this book as women of all ages and walks of life told their stories authentically and vividly. One of the stories concerns a young woman speak of her rape and the aftermath and I am still deeply affected by the emotion of that story; although I read the book sometime ago. Pick this book up, I highly reccommend it, it will stay with you for a long time.

Sistas, keepin' it real...

I am a twenty-something, African-American woman and I related to the essays in this book...though my thirty-something friend was totally oblivious, she, like the previous reviewer felt that their views were, "ghetto".It is simple to dismiss their commentary, and relate to something familiar; the challenge is to listen to the problem of the younger sista. Too often we ask the hip-hop generation what they think and then term their responses "ghetto", when in actuality some of us are ghetto, however, that does not mean that their issues and gripes are not ligitimate. I was impressed with the sistas in this book for "keepin' it real".