Donna Shares….A Book Excerpt
By LMReviews on Sep 13, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Lit Reviews, Multicultural Writing
Happy Saturday, Tour Fans!! This weekend Sable Lit Reviews asked Donna to share a passage from one of her many books and tell us why she enjoyed writing the particular excerpt or what it means to her. We often ask authors how they come up with the scenes we love but this time let’s find out what passages are special to the authors…
You’ll find out soon enough. So I may as well say it now. I slept with my best friend’s husband. There is no explanation. Not a real one, anyway, not one that people will accept, especially the people who know me. I don’t understand what happened. It just did . . .over time, I suppose. I’ve been going over every detail in my head from the first time I met Ross Davis right up until the moment Lisa found out what went on between us. If I ever wanted to die, it was at that moment. But I didn’t die. I had to face what we’d done. What I’d done. I had to look my best friend in the face and try to explain.
They have names for women like me: tramp, whore, home wrecker, mistress, the other woman. But in my mind, in my heart, I’m none of those, I’m just like you, like your sister, your aunt, or your mom . . . an ordinary woman. I’m sure Lisa and maybe even Ross would have a different story to tell, but I want to tell my side. I want to try to explain. Just hear me out . . .
This is Asha’s confession from the opening page of AN ORDINARY WOMAN.
I simply love this opening. To me it is so painful, so raw. On the surface the reader thinks they know the whole story but they don’t. It is all so totally unexpected even though you “think” you know what happened. I I think is so strong that the reader has no other choice but to turn the page and become drawn into this story.
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