{"product_id":"loving-donovan-9781617753183","title":"Loving Donovan","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516083736850,"sku":"9781617753183","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d93a84b5-1725-4f81-9537-432191090648.jpg?v=1731018868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/loving-donovan-9781617753183","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}