Getting Our Breath Back

Name: Getting Our Breath Back
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Shawne Johnson
ISBN: 9781461847694

Author: Shawne Johnson

Narrator: Sharon Washington

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/06/2012

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Shawne Johnson's emotionally stirring debut novel has been called "a rawer Waiting to Exhale." Three African-American sisters, living in late 1960s Philadelphia, face issues such as drug addiction, racial tension, the Vietnam War, and the death of their father from lung cancer. Together they strive to avoid the dangers that surround them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by S on September 07, 2019

This book was phenomenal. Poetically written, the story flows like a ballad. The characters are beautifully woven together, their names, their sisterhood, their family... (sigh) This is the only book I could read over and over again (and trust me, I have). Truthfully, I would question any writer or re......more

Goodreads review by Myra on November 13, 2020

I loved the rhythm and the style of the writing - so beautiful. It pulled me in and held me tight through all the painful, raw, honest sections.......more

Goodreads review by M on December 02, 2016

I had no intention of getting this book when I went to the library, but I while getting the book that I was actually there for I saw this title and that there was a word of praise on the back from one of my favorite authors, Bernice L. McFadden, and decided to take a chance. First, I will say that t......more