E. Lynn Harris

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Georgia

A Novel

E. Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romanticnbsp;nbsp;storytelling and controversial contemporary issues likenbsp;nbsp;race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic andnbsp;nbsp;diverse audience across America. Readers celebratenbsp;nbsp;the arrival in paperback of his second novel,nbsp;nbsp;Just As I Am, which picks up wherenbsp;nbsp;Invisible Life left off,nbsp;nbsp;introducing Harris's appealing and authentic characters to anbsp;nbsp;new set of joys, conflicts, and choices. Raymond,nbsp;nbsp;a young black lawyer from the South, struggles tonbsp;nbsp;come to terms with his sexuality and with the grimnbsp;nbsp;reality of AIDS. Nicole, an aspiringnbsp;nbsp;singer/actress, experiences frustration in both her career andnbsp;nbsp;in her attempts to find a genuine lovenbsp;nbsp;relationship. Both characters share an eclectic group ofnbsp;nbsp;friends who challenge them, and the reader, to look atnbsp;nbsp;themselves and the world around thern throughnbsp;nbsp;different eyes. By portraying Nicole's and Raymond'snbsp;nbsp;joys, as well as their pain, Harris never ceases tonbsp;nbsp;remind us that life, like love, is aboutnbsp;nbsp;self-acceptance. In this vivid portrait of contemporarynbsp;nbsp;black life, with all its pressures and thenbsp;nbsp;complications of bisexuality, AIDS, and racism, Harrisnbsp;nbsp;confirms a faith in the power of love -- love of allnbsp;nbsp;kinds -- to thrill and to heal, which will warm thenbsp;nbsp;hearts of readers everywhere.

Just As I Am

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Raymond, a young black lawyer from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and AIDS, while Nicole, an aspiring actress and singer, attempts to find a genuine love relationship. By the author of Invisible Life. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Tour.

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