The Review Broads Bros + Paws

Love, Honor, and BetrayAuthor: Kimberla Lawson RobySometimes you have to read and review a novel according to the culture it resides within.  Such a book is “Love, Honor and Betray.”  I could have just dissed this novel as superficial and emotionally immature, but what I discovered as I read was that Ms. Roby presents an affluent Black family, well known in the community, with a myriad of personal shortcomings.  However, while this would have flat lined, the novel floated above a superficial ... continue reading...

Being Polite to Hitler: A NovelAuthor: Robb Forman DewRobb Forman Dew infuses her Southern characters with repartee reminiscent of Peter Taylor, whom he includes in her cast of characters in "Being Polite to Hitler."  Dew and Taylor capture the familial enmeshment and particular joys and tribulations of the Southern upper echelon in a manner that both tantalizes and captivates us.  Virginia Wolff's Mrs. Dalloway with her stream of consciousness, Jane Austen's emotional morality, as well ... continue reading...