Blessings: A Novel - Softcover

Jackson, Sheneska

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684853124 ISBN 13: 9780684853123

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1999

Synopsis

There is no place quite like the local beauty salon, and Sheneska Jackson deftly uses this intimate setting as a backdrop for four women and their concerns about men, motherhood, and parenting. Patricia, the owner of Blessings, has come to terms with her infertility only to discover that her attempt to adopt a child brings its own pains and disappointments. Zuma, independent and financially secure, is plagued by regrets about an abortion in her past and, with her biological clock ticking, resolves to become a mother through artificial insemination. Faye, a widow and single mother trying her best to provide for her family, struggles to control a wild daughter on the brink of womanhood. For Sandy, motherhood is an unwelcome burden, and she blatantly mistreats her children -- until a crisis leads her to make a mother's ultimate sacrifice.

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Review:

Linda Raymond San Francisco Chronicle An immensely entertaining tale...at once fresh and funny and serious and sad.

Essence A fast, funny look at four women and motherhood.

Upscale Sheneska Jackson reveals the priceless, inextricable bond between motherhood and sisterhood and shows why she's become a beloved chronicler of the heart of women.

About the Author:

Sheneska Jackson was born in South Central Los Angeles and currently lives in the San Fernando Valley. She teaches fiction writing for UCLA's extension program. She is the author of Caught Up in the Rapture and Li'l Mama's Rules.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684853124
• ISBN 13: 9780684853123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400