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“I can’t believe this is my first Bernice McFadden book. Just as its title confirms, this novel is absolutely ‘glorious!’ I am in awe of how brilliant and dazzling of a storyteller McFadden is. She is clearly joining the long list of my favorite authors.”
“Writing that is brilliantly alive, this depicts a black woman’s life from early 20th century America through the Harlem Renaissance and up to the 1960’s. This means that there are some troubling and dark passages but this also has much humour to it. Rain is a memorable supporting character that had me howling and our protagonist, Easter Gill is a perfect reader surrogate as she guides us through, first the hellscape of the Jim Crow south and then a whistle stop tour with many luminaries of the literary world along the way on the New York scene. It celebrates individuality, non conformity and queerness and never outstays its welcome. Alfre Woodard does a beautiful job narrating these characters on the audio version, which is no surprise, one of the greatest actresses.”
“Bernice McFadden writes historical fiction. I'm a huge fan of historical fiction because I learn so much when I read it. After reading Glorious, I was in awe by Ms. McFadden and her writing style. Bernice McFadden has a way with her words. She lets them come to life on paper. When I began reading the novel, I remember emailing Ms. McFadden on Facebook letting her know how much I was enjoying Glorious. At that point I had only read the prologue. I was mesmerized by each sentence. The stage was set during the Jim Crow, Harlem Renaissance & Civil Rights era. If you know anything about these eras you know that it was hard for African-Americans during that time. Let me warn you, Ms. McFadden address the issue of homosexuality, bisexuality, racism, love, lies, betrayal & redemption. Therefore, there are various words and language use in the story that isn't suited for tween or teens.
The story tells of Easter Venetta Barlett,an aspiring author and her journey from childhood to adulthood. Her journey begins in her hometown of Waycross, GA and takes her across various cities in the United States; all to bring her back to Waycross, GA as an adult. Easter has to deal with the love that she has for another woman but the love wasn't returned the same way. That is just one of the stumbling blocks she had to face. As Easter migrated to various cities, she met and became friends with many different people, actual and aesthetic. When Easter left Waycross, she left with every intention of never returning. She never stayed in one place long until she moved to Harlem. You will have to read the book to understand what brought her back to Waycross, GA. Throughout the pages, I cried, got angry, laughed and cried some more. When an author can do this to me, they have a craft like no other. Ms. McFadden states, "I write to breath life back into memory to remind African-Americans of our rich and textured history." In my opinion, Ms. McFadden is the "Stephen King" of African American authors.”
About Bernice L. McFadden
is the author of eleven critically acclaimed novels including
(a
Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012),
, and
(winner of a 2017 American Book Award and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction). She is a four-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of four awards from the BCALA. Her latest book is her memoir
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