{"product_id":"loving-donovan-paperback","title":"Loving Donovan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerry McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bernice L. McFadden was one of the best writers to emerge in the post-\u003cem\u003eWaiting to Exhale\u003c\/em\u003e explosion that introduced at least a dozen Black female novelists. \u003cem\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/em\u003e has generated near-cult status among readers. After more than a decade since it appeared, Donovan is being reissued. How fitting that Terry McMillan has written a new introduction. If you've read \u003cem\u003eDonovan\u003c\/em\u003e before, you will fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, prepare yourself for an intense romance between an enigmatic antihero and a heroine who will feel like your homegirl.\" --\u003cem\u003eEssence Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/em\u003e firmly establishes McFadden among the ranks of those few writers of whom you constantly beg for more.\" --\u003cem\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Terry McMillan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first section of McFadden's unconventional love story belongs to Campbell. Despite being born to a brokenhearted mother and a faithless father, Campbell still believes in the power of love . . . if she can ever find it. Living in the same neighborhood, but unknown to Campbell until a chance meeting brings them together, is Donovan, the \"little man\" of a shattered home--a family torn apart by anger and bitterness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the face of daunting obstacles, Donovan dreams of someday marrying, raising a family, and playing in the NBA. But deep inside, Campbell and Donovan live with the histories that have shaped their lives. What they discover--together and apart--forms the basis of this compelling, sensual, and surprising novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNowhere Is a Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and \u003ci\u003eGlorious\u003c\/i\u003e, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725847072831,"sku":"9781617753183","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/64532f43e5fcb4304f0b2352dfb1a70b.webp?v=1765108188","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/loving-donovan-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}