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A Grown Up Sista-Girl Version of ’16 Candles’
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To borrow a phrase from old school Madames, Ernessa T. Carter put her foot in her debut novel 32 Candles. Filled with splendid prose, a loveable main character and a tear-jerker ending, 32 Candles is one of the best 2010 fiction releases thus far.
Spark Love this Summer with “32 Candles”
We all know (or should know) that no love story is perfect. Rarely does the guy meet the girl, they immediately fall in love and then go running into the sunset together. Sometimes it takes a long road. Sometimes people have issues to work through. And sometimes, we make dumb slash insane slightly illegal mistakes along the way.
In author Ernessa T. Carter’s new book she examines the reality of love and beauty in context of a southern black girl’s life. The girl: silent nerd type who is called “Monkey Night” (seriously). The guy: Head high school quarterback and heir to million-dollar company.
Will they ever get together?
