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Verdi, the pampered daughter of a prosperous Southern preacher, relocates to Philadelphia in the 1970s to enroll at the university. There she meets Johnson, a city boy who is both poor and militant. Their stark differences quickly draw them together, and he teaches her devastatingly.
Years later, Verdi, now the newly appointed principal of a school for special learners, feels her world disrupted by a note from a precious student—her cousin’s daughter—and learns that Johnson has returned to town. Their renewed meeting rekindles a passion that has not faded.
Rowe, a conservative professor, steps in to rescue Verdi from her appetizing addiction, even as he falls for her, leaving his sophisticated wife in the process. The novel explores the complexities of love, addiction, and the struggle for redemption.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
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