It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

[Boopie2]

When Love Calls, You Better Answer: A Novel by Bertice Berry



Long-dead Aunt Babe looks over her niece, Bernita Brown, a middle-aged social worker with a track record of failed relationships. From the perspective of the afterlife, Aunt Babe can see the mistaken paths of Bernita's life. Aunt Babe had virtually raised Bernita in a highly dysfunctional household of anger, bitterness, and violence. Repenting her own misspent life of sexual promiscuity, which she failed to keep Bernita from witnessing, Babe seizes her chance to make amends. Through tactful maneuvering of people and circumstances in Bernita's life, Babe guides her niece to a deeper understanding of herself. Babe watches Bernita stumble through a loveless marriage, a series of self-actualization groups, and a corrupt church--all with predatory males anxious to take advantage of her lack of self-esteem. Bernita is left distrustful of men and resigned to loneliness until Babe guides her toward true love. Fans of Berry will enjoy her latest novel portraying one woman's search for spirituality and love. Vanessa Bush



Disguised as a voice from the grave, Bertice Berry mesmerizes readers as she unveils the call of love that rings in the ears of Benita and other innocent characters.

The late Aunt Babe will make you laugh, cry, holler, and listen as she watches over her adult neice, Benita... and you. Take note of her wisdom, humor, and pain that reverberate from the pages. Even the music she speaks of will have you swaying... especially "When Your Life Was Low" by Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway!

"When Love Calls, You Better Answer" is an awesome story creatively woven with wit. It evokes the deepest wounds, fears, and joy that often hinder us from experiencing true love. Though this is not a romance novel, it is packed with love for self, family, and others. I highly recommend this novel and others by Bertice Berry. She is a gifted, literary griot who satisfies readers with profound messages in simple tales.

Open your eyes, ears, heart, and mind for a great read!


I was checking some books out for baby J last Friday at the library I noticed this book thought I'd give it a try. So glad I did I couldn't put it down and was sorry to come to the end because it is such a clever book. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img]

[Magician]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

sound like a gyal book dis. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[run out before Boopie start dash household appliance afta Magic] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/throwstone.gif[/img]

[Boopie2]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

Yep no need to run, I can't see too many men reading this one. But there's always The Coldest Winter (where plenty of young guys read it and enjoyed it as well) [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nahnahnay.gif[/img]

[Boopie2]

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[Magician]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

What a ting! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

[seemiyah]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

I listened to that book and I was bawling out "AMEN" all through out. I liked it so much and was talking to a friend about it I bought it for her as a gift and she called me raving about it and lone it out to her friends. Its a good book.

[Boopie2]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seemiyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I listened to that book and I was bawling out "AMEN" all through out. I liked it so much and was talking to a friend about it I bought it for her as a gift and she called me raving about it and lone it out to her friends. Its a good book. </div></div>

I know when I got to the ending I didn't want the story to finish at all. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] Her writing reminds me of California J. Cooper if you loved this book you'll love some of her books as well. I can suggest some really good ones if you haven't read any as of yet. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img] I'm reading another good one I'll post it after I finish. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img]

[seemiyah]

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I haven't read any of her books yet but I looked them up on Amazon and I am going to see what is at the library.

[Boopie2]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

Here are some of her works that I enjoyed

Homemade Love ( short stories)
The Future Has A Past ( short stories)
A Piee Of Mine (short stories)
Some Soul To keep (short stories)
In Search Of Satisfaction
Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime
The Matter is Life

I'm reading this one now Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img]

[seemiyah]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

I requested two books - Some love, Some pain, sometime and Family which wasn't on your list. Even though I haven't gotten them yet I recommended the author to a friend who was looking something to read. I'll let you know what I think.

[Boopie2]

Re: It's been a while since I feel in love with a book

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seemiyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I requested two books - Some love, Some pain, sometime and Family which wasn't on your list. Even though I haven't gotten them yet I recommended the author to a friend who was looking something to read. I'll let you know what I think. </div></div>




[img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek2.gif[/img] How could I forget that one, [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img] I've read all of her books this one is like a rollercoaster with so many things happening. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/popcorn.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/popcorn.gif[/img]

She is one of my favorite authors, I just ordered another book by Bertice Berry from Amazon [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/discosmilie.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/discosmilie.gif[/img] I just picked up her other book Redemption Song. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/discosmilie.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/discosmilie.gif[/img]

[Boopie2]

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Some Love Some Pain and Sometime is on my list too. I've read all of her works except The Wake Of The Wind. I guess when I saw the description Civil War I lost interest. When I'm looking for a book I never read the whole description, for me it's spoils the book.


I'll have to get this one too even thought the critics says this 3rd book is a dissapointment. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]


Happy Reading I'll let you know after I finish reading these 2 books I have. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

[seemiyah]

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Tell me how that other Bertice Berry one is cause I read the description and for some reason I decided not to borrow it, I didn't want to ruin my love of the first book by reading a not so good one. That happened when I read "Sugar" then when I read the follow up book I was disappointed. Family sounds like those sweeping melodrama's that I like so i look forward to reading them.

[Boopie2]

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Redemption Song I just got this one from the library. Will Let you know after I've read it.






Jim and Louella's Homemade Heart-fix Remedy (Paperback)
by Bertice Berry (Author)


Bought this one from Amazon.com sounds like a cute story from the first sentence that I read. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

[Boopie2]

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In Search Of Satisfaction is another gripping story!
The Matter is Life same suspense.

I love all of her books you can't go wrong with reading them you would be dissapointed. I know I hate that you read one good book and then the next one sucks big time. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img]