Author:Anna Quindlen
It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of 'Rise and Shine', the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break, but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike.
In an instant, it's the end of an era - not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has always lived in Meghan's long shadow.
The effect of Meghan's on-air foible reverberates through their lives, affecting Meghan's son, husband, friends, and fans, as well as Bridget's perception of her sister, their complex childhood, and herself. What follows is a story about how the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel, by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and their powerful connection, one that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter.
A columnist's eye for social nuance and Manhattan manners... reminiscent of Nora Ephron
—— IndependentA writerly achievement, her best so far
—— New York TimesOn Black Sisters' Street is ultimately a story of female strength and resilience... the book draws on a rich oral story telling tradition to illuminate the West from an under-represented perspective
—— AestheticaThis harrowing subject matter is handled deftly by Unigwe, with lyrical insight and splashes of dark humour, in a book that is both thought-provoking and eye-opening
—— Doug Johnstone , The ListLively and engaging...Unigwe has a good ear for idiosyncratic language...On Black Sisters' Street is a pleasure to read: fast-paced, lucidly structured and colourful
—— Zoe Norridge , TLSGritty
—— Adrian Turpin , Financial TimesExquisitely observed and heartbreaking
—— Nicola Barr , GuardianWriting with great verve and charm, Belgium-based Unigwe describes the parameters of a half-life where dreams of big houses and plait extensions help to block out a grubby reality
—— IndependentHaunting story... Sometimes a novel can tell you more than any amount of documentary journalism.
—— The ObserverSobering... the humiliations endured by the quartet are forcefully driven home by Unigwe.
—— Sunday TimesA very superior work of women's fiction... an exceedingly skilled analysis of the relationship between different generations of women and how the power shifts as the old, as they must, get old and the young move on... it is a story told beautifully
—— SUNDAY EXPRESSThe legendary Ms Trollope triumphs yet again, with her latest slick of classy chick-lit
—— HEATThis thoroughly engaging, intelligent, literate novel
—— WASHINGTON POSTThe brilliantly observed portrayal of family life is wonderfully compelling - and a story many will be able to identify with. ****
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