The Delta Sisters

The gripping story of three generations of African-American women—of their deepest secrets and most cherished lies—from an Essence–bestselling author (The New Pittsburgh Courier).A mesmerizing story . . .[that] will keep readers turning pages long into the night. —Romantic Times BOOKclubThe Grayson family is a pillar of the African-American community in New Orleans. But Sylvia Grayson the matriarch has deep secrets that she conceals beneath a veneer of propriety. She keeps a tight rein on her daughter Olivia and has the perfect life mapped out for her: go to college join the Delta sorority and marry the proper boy. After the town''s bad girl is found murdered one summer day in 1975 Sylvia pulls Olivia even closer. But when Olivia''s one last attempt at rebellion is subverted by her mother Sylvia''s relentlessly tight hold shatters the ties between them.Years later Olivia''s own daughter Rachelle is trying to make her way in the world. Olivia does not want to make the same mistakes as her mother nor does she want her daughter to repeat the errors Olivia made out of rebellion. Meanwhile a killer is watching from the shadows determined to bring the secrets of the past to light.The Delta Sisters is a gripping intimate portrait of what happens when these passionate women have to band together at last in the face of danger.The author sensitively explores the relationships between mothers and daughters . . . and offers some insights into the power of love and the meaning of family. —Publishers Weekly