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Trafford Publishing
February 2007
On Sale: February 13, 2007
222 pages
ISBN: 1412085616
EAN: 9781412085618
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Romance LGBTQ | Romance Erotica Sensual | Romance Contemporary
No Glass House by Lydia Phillips is a novel set in Atlanta involving the lives of dynamic African- Americans while discussing issues involving relationships, race, religion, sex and more. Atlanta is featured prominently in Lydia Phillips novel, No Glass House. The references are numerous, from restaurants like Justin's, The Cheesecake Factory and Chops to the lounge at the Ritz Carlton. Metro Atlanta neighborhoods like Alpharetta are featured prominently, along with Downtown Atlanta, Buckhead and the Cascade area. Anyone who has lived in Atlanta for awhile will know immediately the setting that the author develops in the novel is authentic. No Glass House weaves together the lives of 10 very diverse metro Atlanta residents. The characters come from a diverse set of backgrounds, from poor to wealthy, and their childhood experiences have a large impact upon how they interact with one another and carry themselves as adults. While towards the beginning of the novel, it seems as if the women and men gather together separately to dish about the opposite sex, as the novel continues and reaches its climax, both the men and the women are forced to confront issues in their own relationships. As most women know, sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. While the women struggle with issues like embracing motherhood, infidelity of their partners and career choices, the men struggle with choosing stable, faithful relationships or the constant itch to still play the field. With Atlanta always scoring high in national surveys for the number of eligible, attractive singles living here, the temptation is always lurking just around the corner. The men also struggle with their role as men in modern society, surrounded by such strong and successful women. There is a pull between the traditional and the modern that the characters find themselves dealing with. The various plot lines in the story seem to accurately reflect modern African-American society, especially in Atlanta, with issues of family, faith, tradition and racism weaving its way into the story. All of these issues are death with very frankly, in explicit language that keeps the tone of the novel very realistic. For example, one of the plot lines involves Phillip, who is on the "down low", carrying on a secret homosexual affair with his lover Terrance while struggling in a stable but boring marriage. Another character in the novel, Sasha, struggles with being vulnerable in the bedroom while her fiance, Gye, thinks he is a stud, but Sasha thinks it's because no other woman has bothered to tell him he's only a mediocre lover. If you enjoy novels with engrossing plots that keep it real, and have characters that you can actually relate to, then No Glass House might be your cup of tea.
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