A Long Way From Home [Audio Cassette]

Connie Briscoe (Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HarperAudio (2000)
• ASIN: B001UNN46I
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Fiction:
--Money Can't Buy Love (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette)
--Sisters and Husbands (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette)
--Can't Get Enough (Doubleday)
--PG County (Doubleday)
--A Long Way From Home (HarperCollins)
--Big Girls Don't Cry (HarperCollins)
--Sisters and Lovers (HarperCollins)

Nonfiction:
Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ingenious, March 6, 2000

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"misslove" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Long Way Home (Hardcover)

I hate reading time pieces, and I hate books whose subject remotely deals with slavery, but I loved "A Long Way From Home." The idea of weaving a story from the perspective of a young girl, and from the female ancestory line was very creative and inventive. I read the book in five hours. I was captivated by the ingenious way that Connie told her story. BRAVO! Don't let the subject matter deter you from reading this novel..it's the method of writing that will interest you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, January 23, 2000

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Michele McCoy (Chesapeake, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Long Way Home (Hardcover)

I normally do not have an interest in books of this era, however, a close friend suggested I try it. I just completed this work and it was excellent. It was totally different from Ms. Briscoe's other works, which I read. I am a native of Virginia and I found the historical information to be spellbounding. The characters were believable and they received my compassion and yes, sometimes anger at their actions. I thought she went from generation to generation smoothly without alot of cumbersome, insignificant information added. I was overjoyed at the end, especially to discover the author's relationship to the characters. I recommend this book to all fans of Connie Briscoe. You will be in for a treat.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historic accuracy in a great novel., November 22, 1999

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Devin Bent (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Long Way Home (Hardcover)

I could not put this novel down. I just read from begining to end without stopping. I was fascinated. What really impressed was the research behind the novel. The novel fits in well with what is known about those times.