And This Too Shall Pass - A Novel

Zusatztext "Harris offers a moving story filled with warmth and believable! real-life situations." --USA Today "So much humor is sprinkled through E. Lynn Harris's warm and timely new novel! And This Too Shall Pass ! that we almost miss the pain lying underneath or the significance of its theme: Harris! who has written poignant love stories about African American life before! turns eloquently again to the question of how people--black people in this case--learn to love in a tough and toughening society." --Pat Holt! San Francisco Chronicle "A breakout bestseller that features a sizzling mix of fast-paced storytelling! topical subject matter and lyrical sexuality." --Paula L. Woods! Dallas Morning News "It is rare to read a novel with African American characters as refreshing as these...Harris keeps the dialogue lively and the action zipping along while fully developing story and characters." Informationen zum Autor E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three of which were named Novel of the Year by the Blackboard African American Bestsellers), I Say a Little Prayer, If This World Were Mine (which won the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence), and the classic Invisible Life . Klappentext A stellar quarterback, an ambitious sportscaster. What happens when rising stars collide?In And This Too Shall Pass, Harris takes us into the locker rooms and newsrooms of Chicago, where four lives are about to intersect in romance and scandal. At the heart of the novel is the celibate Zurich, a rookiequarterback for the Chicago Cougars whose trajectory for superstardom is interrupted by a sexual assault charge by Mia, a sportscaster with her own sights on fame. With his career in jeopardy, Zurich hires Tamela, a high-powered attorney, to defend him, while Sean, a gay sportswriter, covers the story and uncovers his heart.All of these characters face the challenge of keeping the faith--in themselves and in God--while Harris's heartfelt storytelling reveals how the love of family can help one to face the terrible legacy of long-held secrets. Throughout these characters' search for self-knowledge, Harris weaves the stories of MamaCee, Zurich's grandmother, whose lessons of faith teach one and all that "this too shall pass."Breaking new ground in contemporary fiction, And This Too Shall Pass entertains and affirms with its stirring message about the healing power of family and faith.Zurich ended the day of his NFL debut alone and in the dark where he felt safe and protected.  The only light in Zurich's apartment came from the other buildings and the thin illumination of the moon hovering over the city.  He sat on the blond floorboards, which slanted in different directions.  The apartment's high ceilings made the room feel airy, but intimate.  The air in his living room was warm and still. After the game and the countless interviews, he turned down invitations to go out and party with his teammates and a dinner invitation from Mia Miller. Instead he came home and called his father and MamaCee.  His father had watched the game on television and was quite proud.  He talked about their upcoming game with Atlanta and how he had already made hotel reservations and how he was going to bring Rhona and her son.  MamaCee was overjoyed to hear from Zurich. It was Sunday and she had missed one of her three church services to watch him on television. "Your team won, huh...baby?" MamaCee asked. "Yeah, MamaCee, we surprised a lot of people," Zurich said. "MamaCee wasn't surprised.  I told Mr. Thomsen, you know the white man I used to do day work for, that y'all were going to win.  Yes, sir, I said, ain't no way my...

Product details

• Authors: E Lynn Harris, E. Lynn Harris
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.1997
• EAN: 9780385480314
• ISBN: 978-0-385-48031-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 201 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature