Portia will tug on the reader's heart strings all along the way. With the civil rights movement as an intrinsic component of the story, Portia chronicles the strengths gained from struggle. One is left with the distinct knowledge that life's solemn tragedies are always matched by its impassioned splendor. -- World Wide Magazines and Books
Reading more like a personal memoir rather than a novel, Portia displays an innocence and a hope that is rare in modern novels. The author's research is impeccable, but the book is far from being a text on how to deal with life, rather it is an affirmation of faith, a testament to Portia's family's values. I wanted to spend more time with Portia. Ms. Turney, your work has added a new work to my read-again-and-savor list. -- Under the Covers Book Reviews
Denise Turney's is a new, different and compelling voice. She relates poverty and base reality so that it clutches at you even as snippets of polished sophistication lull you into believing that the rawness of life is ephemeral. The dignity of her characters leaps from the pages, and neither poverty, a frightening illness nor an all-powerful need for love and affection can camouflage it. -- Gwynne Forster, Author of Ecstasy and Obsession -- Publisher Comments
Product Description
A fictionalized memoir - Portia is the story of a successful defense attorney living in Chicago. At the start of the book she is coming out of an abusive relationship. She is despondent. Sensing this, her father gives her the journals he kept when he first came to Chicago from Alabama. Portia pours over her father's journals. Reading them, she finds a new strength. Days later she attends a Christmas party and catches the eye of a handsome, dark skinned man. They introduce themselves and begin to date. No sooner does Portia learn to savor the love of a good man, to express herself freely without fear of rejection and to enjoy the warmth of sincere affection than she discovers that she has breast cancer. Faith, family, life death and the special bond only two soul mates can share are what Portia is about.
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