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BOOK REVIEW: Ain't No Valley
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by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Ain’t No Valley Author: Sharon Ewell Foster Publisher: Bethany House Publishers ISBN: 0-7642-2886-2 Genre: Inspirational/Women/Fiction Naomi is a dentist in Baltimore and feels trapped in her success. When, against all odds, Naomi wins a spot on “Wheel of Fortune” she jumps at the chance to go, even if it means she will lose her job, alienate her friends, and leave a wedding party without warning. Thus, Naomi finds herself on the sunny beaches of California with a strange blue-eyed, blonde named Ruthie, who seems to be a tie-dye-wearing reject who’s fixated on Naomi. Anthony used to look out over the world from a skyscraper in San Francisco’s fast-paced financial district. When his company downsizes, Anthony finds himself going from a virtual partner in the business world to suddenly unemployed, his only friend a star-shaped, sunshades-wearing 60’s musician. What will happen when Anthony and Naomi meet? Will they be able to find what they didn’t even know was missing in their lives? Ain’t No Valley is chocked full of characters complete with color and attitude. Not being black myself, I found some of the terminology difficult to understand, and couldn’t quite understand why the characters would think the way they did . . . for instance, when Naomi was on “Wheel of Fortune” she said that she had to win because if she didn’t it would be a reflection on black people everywhere. There were a lot of characters in the book; so many that they had to have an index for who’s who. I found it difficult to keep track of them. The characters’ voice were distinctive, but there were several incidents of author intrusion through-out the book. Discussion questions are included at the end. $12.99. 333 pages.
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