Tasha Darden is looking for her birth mother. Three women,
high school friends, are protecting the secret that
destroyed their friendship and influenced their life choices
for the past thirty years.
In TAKE YOUR PLEASURE WHERE YOU FIND IT, J. D. Mason
explores the ways in which a devastating decision to act and
then to cover up that act permeates everything that happens
subsequently in the lives of four women. Renetta suffers an
abusive marriage, Phyllis sacrifices her family for her
career, Freddie is burdened by guilt and boredom, and Tasha
is consume by the decision that set her life in foster care
into motion.
Although the individual stories are interesting and Tasha's
growing obsession brings suspense to the story, this wasn't
the book for me. The ending, which focused more on
resolving the current issues in the women's lives and less
on the impact of their reunion with Tasha, was less than
satisfying. I found myself rooting for characters and
relationships that didn't amount to much, and well, the
introduction to S&M, I just didn't need.
But J.D. Mason is a superb storyteller. The characters are
richly drawn, and many will find this book enjoyable, given
Ms. Mason's ability to twist and turn and intertwine each of
the stories, keeping the reader guessing as to just who
Tasha's mother is and how all the mayhem wrought by that
long-ago decision ends up.
Thirty years ago, three high
school friends were closer than sisters, but a dark,
emotional secret tore them apart. Now, back together at
their high school reunion, each of them are tormented and
haunted that their greatest fear will come to
light.
Renetta Jones' childhood
had been anything but happy. After her mother walked out on
them, Renetta was left to live with an unsympathetic father
and her own insecurities. She fell for the first man to
come along after high school, and spent years in an abusive
marriage with a man named Vincent, who used her secret to
control and punish her. That is, until he suffered an
untimely stroke, under questionable circumstances.
Phyllis Neville sacrificed
everything for her career, including her marriage to a man
she'll love forever, and a positive relationship with her
adult daughter. But when she is passed over for the
promotion of a lifetime, Phyllis begins to question her
commitment to the company.
Freddie Palmer is
bored by the routine that her life has become. Married
thirty years to her husband, Don, the two of them have
become empty-nesters and Freddie is anxious to start the
next phase of her life. After meeting successful author,
Bianca Hightower, at a local bookstore signing, Freddie
decides to take her passion for reading to the next level
and signs up for writing classes being taught by her new
author friend. But Bianca sees potential in Freddie that
transcends simply writing, and introduces her to the kinds
of experiences a woman like Freddie never even knew
existed.
Tasha Darden has lived her
life in foster care, and has finally gathered up the courage
to try to find her birth mother. Renetta, Phyllis and
Freddie are about to come face to face with their past, and
one of their lives will be changed forever.
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