“BerniceL.McFaddenisoneofthebestcontemporaryliterarywritersouttheretoday...Herbrilliance,hertalentasanovelist,istheverylifeshebreathesintoallofhercharacters.“--TerryMcMillan,fromtheIntroduction“BerniceL.McFaddenwasoneofthebestwriterstoemergeinthepost-WaitingtoExhaleexplosionthatintroducedatleastadozenBlackfemalenovelists.LovingDonovanhasgeneratednear-cultstatusamongreaders.Aftermorethanadecadesinceitappeared,Donovanisbeingreissued.HowfittingthatTerryMcMillanhaswrittenanewintroduction.Ifyou’vereadDonovanbefore,youwillfallinlovealloveragain.Andifthisisyourfirsttime,prepareyourselfforanintenseromancebetweenanenigmaticantiheroandaheroinewhowillfeellikeyourhomegirl.“--EssenceMagazine“LovingDonovanisbrilliant.Byexploringthedepthofhercharacters,thenoveltransformswhat,onthesurface,mayappeartobetherun-of-the-mill,paperbacksentimental,tear-jerkingcoupling,intoanunderstanding,unflinching,expertlytoldtaleofhumannature.“--AALBCOneofLibraryJournal’s25KeyIndieFictionTitlesforFall2014-Winter2015!“Atwo-timeHurston/WrightLegacyAwardfinalistalsotwicehonoredbytheBlackCaucusoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation,McFaddenpresentsalovestorystarringCampbellandDonovan--bothfromshatteredhomes,bothstillhopeful,andbothshapedmorebyhistorythantheycanimagine.Don’tmiss.“--LibraryJournalPrepubAlert“LovingDonovanfirmlyestablishesMcFaddenamongtheranksofthosefewwritersofwhomyouconstantlybegformore.“--BlackIssuesBookReview“McFaddenisclearlyadeptinkeepingthereaderentertained,captivated,andonourtoestotrytofigureoutwhat’sgoingtohappennext.Therichcharacters,lifesituations,andlanguageallwrappedupinsuchasmallbookandsayingsomuchisafeat.“--BrownGirlReadingPraiseforBerniceL.McFadden:“McFaddenworksakindofmiracle--notonlydohercharactersretaintheirappealinghumanity;theirstoryeclipsesthebondsofhistorytooffercontinuoussurprises.“--NewYorkTimes,onGatheringofWaters“Searingandexpertlyimagined.“--ToniMorrison,onTheWarmestDecemberWithanewintroductionbyTerryMcMillan.ThefirstsectionofMcFadden’sunconventionallovestorybelongstoCampbell.Despitebeingborntoabrokenheartedmotherandafaithlessfather,Campbellstillbelievesinthepoweroflove...ifshecaneverfindit.Livinginthesameneighborhood,butunknowntoCampbelluntilachancemeetingbringsthemtogether,isDonovan,the“littleman“ofashatteredhome--afamilytornapartbyangerandbitterness.Inthefaceofdauntingobstacles,Donovandreamsofsomedaymarrying,raisingafamily,andplayingintheNBA.Butdeepinside,CampbellandDonovanlivewiththehistoriesthathaveshapedtheirlives.Whattheydiscover--togetherandapart--formsthebasisofthiscompelling,sensual,andsurprisingnovel.
