Between Lovers

Zusatztext Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey and Between Lovers “Lust and confusion collide in this supple novel about a woman who wants it all.”— People “Sensational; spicy; another winner from an author who only seems to be getting better.”— Publishers Weekly “Provocative and complex.”— Ebony “Dickey's done it again. A provacative, realistic love story with real characters that we root for.”— The Cincinnati Enquirer “[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century.”— The New York Times Informationen zum Autor Eric Jerome Dickey Klappentext With each new novel, Eric Jerome Dickey has established himself as one of the freshest and most exciting writers on America's contemporary fiction scene. His latest book is no exception. Set in the San Francisco Bay area, Between Lovers brings together three irresistible characters. The novel's narrator a Los Angeles-based writer is still reeling from being dumped by Nicole after seven good years followed by an aborted trip to the altar. Nicole grew up during their time together, and changed-she became a successful career woman, moved north to Oakland, and fell in love with another woman. But she's still not satisfied. She likes what she has, but misses what she had, and wants to find out if she can have it all. She's playing with fire, not to mention the feelings of the two people who love her most in the world, but Nicole lures her former fiancé back into her new life, opening the floodgates of anger, passion, pain...and refreshing honesty. How these three fascinating people handle this unusual and complex love triangle makes for one of Dickey's most provocative and unforgettable novels. Chapter Two   Nicole says, "I still want you to meet her."   I don't respond to that.   I lay there in the bed with my eyes closed. Nicole is on top of me, her hands tracing over my body, wide awake like she's been IV'ed to a double latte mocha cappuccino espresso.   Another commuter train rumbles by out on Embarcadero.   She kisses my lips before she heads for the bathroom. Nicole walks in a way that lets you know she used to do ballet many moons ago, as a child, that she does yoga as an adult, using the core of her body to move herself, her abs and inner thighs tight from doing most of the work.   Nicole leaves the bathroom door wide open. She sings a Pru song, the one about the candles. She sings that all the time. Her singing is terrible, but it has raw passion. The toilet flushes.   The sandman sprinkles sleep dust all over me. Try to shake it off. Body heavy.   Water runs in the sink. She's washing up. Her bracelets jingle with her scrubbing.   She asks, "Did you hear me when I said that I want you two to meet?"   I sit up. We stare. I tell her, "I'm not deaf."   "Last month, when I asked, you said that you'd think about it."   "Help me out here. Why would you want us to meet?"   "Then I won't feel guilty. Like I'm cheating."   "Are you?"   She pauses. "Then you won't act like she doesn't exist. I love you. I love her."   "You don't love her."   "How do you know?"   I say, "Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve."   We stare at each other, restless, indeterminate gazes that reach deep.   She says, "I'm a divided soul, sweetie. And I can't go on like this. Not much longer."   "Then choose."   This is a discussion we've had countless times since the wedding. Each time it becomes harder.   She tells me, "I have a solution. If you're still open to new things, it can work."   She wants me to ask, but I don't.   With a wounded smile, she hand-combs her locks, untangles that hairstyle that started off as a sign of resistance, and still is, and she takes my running shoes from the closet...

Product details

• Authors: Eric Jerome Dickey
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2003
• EAN: 9780451204684
• ISBN: 978-0-451-20468-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 202 mm x 21 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature