Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made - Hardcover

DeBerry, Virginia; Grant, Donna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312152337 ISBN 13: 9780312152338

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1996

Synopsis

Curl up in a chair and enter the lives of two unforgettable women whose joys and sorrows you will never forget. And when you're finished, call your best friend. With heart and soul, passion and poignancy, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made follows the lives of two best friends, Gayle Saunders and Patricia Reid, as they grow, learn, make choices, find love, and find heartache.

From the time they were young, Gayle and Patricia were raised like sisters, as close as two friends could be. But they each had dreams that would take them far away--and far away from each other.

Gayle was the beauty who believe that a man could make her world complete. Patricia was the intellectual who thought that rising to the top of her career would make her happy. And then there is Marcus Carter, who has been linked to both Pat and Gayle since the tragedy that occurred when they were all children. Can either one save him from himself? Can friends survive a love that comes between them? Each of them gets what she wants, but no one counts on the price they have to pay.

When they realize that dreams can be hollow and love has its cost, they learn the most important lesson of all: to never given up on the people who love you, and that it isn't just blood that makes two people sisters.

About this title

About the Author

Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant first met while working as models. Virginia went on to become editor-in-chief for Maxima, a fashion and lifestyle magazine geared toward plus-size women. Donna was the magazine's managing editor. They have appeared on numerous talk shows due to their modeling and their contributions to the fashion industry, and have been noted in Us magazine, Manhattan Inc., and The Boston Phoenix, and on "Essence: The Television program." Virginia lives in New Jersey. Donna and her husband live in Brooklyn.

From School Library Journal

YA. This novel about the friendship of three African Americans from their childhood meeting through their present-day lives is filled with fast-paced events that pull readers into the story. Gayle Saunders, growing up in a home with caring, loving parents, seems to have it all?beauty, charisma, and eventually a rich, handsome husband and a beautiful daughter; she loses almost everything and ends up in a homeless shelter. Patricia Reid is a tossed-away child who struggles for acceptance by becoming an academic and, later, a corporate success; she strives for perfection before revealing her true identity to her wealthy father; she becomes emotionally empty and another victim of downsizing. Marcus Carter becomes the baseball hero he's never wanted to be and almost kills himself in the process. He seems on a self-destructive course until he faces the truth about his brother's death. As adolescents, the lives of the three are forever intertwined when they witness the gun accident that kills Marcus's brother. The choices they make throughout their lives lead to undesirable consequences but result in each person becoming a worthwhile and compassionate adult. In the satisfying ending, Gayle, Pat, and Marcus emerge from their desolation and all is right with their world. The story is filled with lessons about life, including the church as a social haven and the value and necessity for true friends and family. YAs will identify with these strong personalities as they struggle to overcome real problems in a contemporary world.?Dottie Kraft, formerly at Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312152337
• ISBN 13: 9780312152338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384