when Rich, Spoiled Callie Parker Was A Little Girl, Her Father Adopted Three Children As Her Playmates. Parker Manor Became The New Home Of Bode Jessup, Callie's Idol And Big Brother, And Of Brie And Sela, Two Girls From Poor Families Who Thrived In Their New Surroundings.
now, Years Later, Callie Lies In A Coma On The Eve Of What Was To Have Been Her Lavish Society Wedding. Bode, Now A Lawyer, Brie, An Fbi Agent, And The Much-married Sela Had Returned To Celebrate, But In The Aftermath Of A Terrible Accident They Will Discover The Shocking Truth About Their Family. Their Cherished Yesterdays Are Gone, And A Dark Secret Threatens To Tear Them Apart.
yesterday Is A Poignant Novel Of Intrigue, Turmoil, And Intimate Family Drama, Each Individual Brought To Life As Only Fern Michaels Can.
publishers Weekly
coming Together For A Wedding, Four Friends Share Memories Of Childhood In Michaels's (vegas Sunrise) Unevenly Plotted Latest Romance Novel, Set In South Carolina. Blonde Southern Belle Callie Parker Is To Wed Arrogant Wynfield Archer, With Her Childhood Friends In Attendance: Brie Canfield, San Diego Cop And Prospective Fbi Agent; Sela Bronson, Interior Designer And Recent Divorc E; And Attorney Bode Jessup. Bode Became Callie's Foster Brother When Her Father Brought Him Home From An Orphanage And Made Him Promise To Make Sure Callie Got What She Wanted, Always. Brie And Sela Were White Trash Local Girls Brought In Daily As Playmates To Form The Rest Of Callie's Adoring Court. Mama Pearl, An Aging Black Woman Employed At Parker Manor, Lovingly Cared For The Poor Waifs, But She Also Reinforced Callie's Princess Complex. Now, Emotional Turmoils Rise To The Surface When Bode Evades Attending Callie's Wedding. Is Bode In Love With Callie? The Question Fades In The Wake Of A Car Crash That Leaves Callie Comatose, An Accident Caused And Covered Up By An Inebriated Wyn On The Way To Their Wedding Rehearsal. Brie Explores Her Memories And Her Feelings For Bode, And Maudlin Nostalgia Runs Rampant As Each Character Bemoans The Perfection Of Yesterday, Leaving The Reader To Wonder Why Someone Didn't Slap Silly Callie Years Ago. Stereotypes Abound: Sela's A Tramp With A Heart Of Gold; Callie Is A Prima Donna; And Mama Pearl Is Mammy From Gone With The Wind. Michaels Stirs Up Love-drama Between The Old Friends And Wangles Revelations Out Of Mama Pearl About Bode And Callie's Secret Origins And Racial Heritage. Many Disillusionments, Impassioned Tears And Tearful Confessions Later, The Puzzle Pieces Fall Predictably In Place. (oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Categories:
- Romance
- Contemporary
Publisher : Zebra
Author : Michaels, Fern
Language : English
Published :2001-01-01
Number Of Pages : 460
Binding : mass_market
ISBN-10 : 0821776789
ISBN-13 : 9780821776780
Item weight : 0.5 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 4.2 in x 6.7 in
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