All She Ever Wanted [Paperback]

T. L. Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2002

When Victoria

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About the Author

T. L. Cooper grew up in Tollesboro, Kentucky. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Corrections and Juvenile Services and a minor in Psychology. She enjoys traveling and learning about various cultures and beliefs. She also write

Product Details

• Paperback: 532 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris (March 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401039863
• ISBN-13: 978-1401039868
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,155,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

T. L. Cooper grew up in Tollesboro, Kentucky. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Corrections and Juvenile Services and a minor in Psychology. Her short story, Fortress, won second prize in the Professional Division of Idaho Magazine's 2005 Fiction Writing contest. Her articles, essays, short stories and poetry have appeared in books and magazines as well as online. Her essay, Common Values, won first prize in the 5th Annual Be the Star You Are! Essay Contest. She contributed an essay, The Gift of You, to Be the Star You Are! for Teens. She is the author of the novel, All She Ever Wanted. Currently, she and her husband live in Albany, Oregon

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All She Ever Wanted, May 29, 2006

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Cheryl Ellis, Allbooks Reviews - See all my reviews

This review is from: All She Ever Wanted (Hardcover)

When Victoria, an only child meets Daryn who is from a large loving family they become best friends for life. The fact that there is a racial difference is of no importance to them but even in this modern world prejudism is against them, on both sides. Driven by a desire for professional success and parental approval, Victoria pushes hard to meet her goals but in doing so is left trapped in her memories and wondering if it was all worth the effort.

Daryn's family teaches her about love and old fashioned values while helping her heal from her disastrous attempts at personal relationships
In her search for answers to the past and prejudisms she learns about her own families involvement in slavery, the good and the bad.

Victoria has everything she thought she wanted. Financial success with all the benefits and power but without family, love and support.

T.L. Cooper has a talent for description that has you feeling the sun on your face at the farm and hunger for the tastes at a good seafood restaurant. Emotions of love, fear, grief and confusion are unavoidable as you she draws you into current issues in the world she has created in her story.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not All I Wanted !!!!!!!, October 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: All She Ever Wanted (Hardcover)

Sorry to disagree with other reviewers, but this was weak. Victoria was a very cold unlikeable character. I would read 100 pages and still feel that all I knew was that Victoria did not like her own parents, loved the Yorks, was career driven, had no time for dating and thought that Daryn was her best friend. It was soooo repetitive.

I found the book to be the same thing over and over. If Mama York said, "Victoria, child" one more time--- Yikes! I found it funny that she did not speak to her own children that way. I really don't mean to be negative, but I really did force myself to finish the book.

Also the book had probably one hundred typographical and grammatical errors that a good editor should have corrected. This also distracted from the flow of the book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful, insightful look into the changing human mind, September 9, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All She Ever Wanted (Hardcover)

T. L. Cooper's All She Ever Wanted is the story of a blossoming interracial friendship between a white woman and an African-American man and his family. Victoria Caldwell must confront and deal with her own prejudices, as well as those of her family, and those of her ancestors as recorded in their journals. A thoughtful, insightful look into the changing human mind and spirit evoked by an interracial friendship, All She Ever Wanted is a superbly written, highly recommended novel showcasing a theme that is as historic and universal as interracial human experience, and contemporary as today's newspaper headlines.