{"product_id":"if-this-world-were-mine-paperback","title":"If This World Were Mine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. Lynn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour friends, all graduates of Hampton Institute, keep a collective journal they call \"If This World Were Mine,\" and share their personal diaries each month at a gathering filled with humor, gossip, and affirmation. The four group members are as different as the seasons, yet they all share a love of one another. Yolanda, a media consultant, keeps it going on with a no-nonsense attitude and independence that are balanced by the theatrics of Riley, a former marketing executive whose marriage has reduced her to a \"kept woman with kids.\" Computer engineer Dwight's anger at the world is offset by the compassion of Leland, a gay psychiatrist whose clients make him question why God ever invented sex. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut after five years, the once-strong bonds of friendship are weakening, and the group must handle challenges of work, lost love, and a stranger in their midst. As the group members confront their true feelings toward each other, resentments and long-held secrets surface, and the stability of the group begins to disintegrate. Is their past friendship strong enough to survive the future?\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour friends, all graduates of Hampton Institute, keep a collective journal they call \"If This World Were Mine,\" and share their personal diaries each month at a gathering filled with humor, gossip, and affirmation. The four group members are as different as the seasons, yet they all share a love of one another. Yolanda, a media consultant, keeps it going on with a no-nonsense attitude and independence that are balanced by the theatrics of Riley, a former marketing executive whose marriage has reduced her to a \"kept woman with kids.\" Computer engineer Dwight's anger at the world is offset by the compassion of Leland, a gay psychiatrist whose clients make him question why God ever invented sex. \u003cbr\u003eBut after five years, the once-strong bonds of friendship are weakening, and the group must handle challenges of work, lost love, and a stranger in their midst. As the group members confront their true feelings toward each other, resentments and long-held secrets surface, and the stability of the group begins to disintegrate. Is their past friendship strong enough to survive the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. Lynn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is a nine-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. His work includes the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhat Becomes of the Brokenhearted\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels\u003ci\u003e A Love of My Own, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJust as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows \u003c\/i\u003e(all three of which were named Novel of the Year by the Blackboard African American Bestsellers), \u003ci\u003eI Say a Little Prayer, If This World Were Mine \u003c\/i\u003e(which\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence), and the classic\u003ci\u003e Invisible Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091407507591,"sku":"9780385486569","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c841b364a995125af222e3fad19d9f83.webp?v=1732291737","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/if-this-world-were-mine-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}