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Uptown
by
Virginia DeBerry Donna Grant (Goodreads Author)
ENTER THE WORLD OF UPTOWN
Uptown . . . where money rules
Uptown . . . where ambition trumps tradition
Uptown . . . where politics come before everything
Uptown . . . where a family’s secrets will bring them together—or down
After twenty years away, Avery Lyons returns to New York when her mother and uncle suffer a serious car accident. The tragedy brings the family together, bu
...morePaperback, 352 pages
Published
March 2nd 2010
by Touchstone
(first published 2010)
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BFF's for more than 25 years and New York Times bestselling author Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant have graciously brought us another authentic and heart-wrenching novel filled with truth, lies, demons, secrets and family. Uptown, their seventh novel will be available for purchase March 2nd and is sure to be a New York Times bestseller and at the top of many wish lists.
Uptown tells the story of Dwight Dixon, the perfect man for any woman or so she thinks. On first look, Dwight fits the bill. H...more
Uptown tells the story of Dwight Dixon, the perfect man for any woman or so she thinks. On first look, Dwight fits the bill. H...more
My actual rating is 4.5 stars. The extremely talented storytelling duo of bestselling authors, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, team up again for Uptown, their seventh novel. A unexpected and engaging blend of family lies , control, power, greed, and demons. Uptown is an interesting novel. The added bonus for me, was listening to this story via an Audible Audio Edition - which is actually narrated by the authors, giving a true sense of their intent.
Uptown is a story that centralizes around the...more
Uptown is a story that centralizes around the...more
Greater Expectations
Sometimes our expectations of family members exceed their character and the result is disappointment and frustration. Such is the case in “Uptown.” Cousins Avery and Dwight are both interested in a piece of property but for very different reasons. Dwight wants to use the property to fulfill his father’s dream of building a high-rise development. Avery is ready to sell her portion of the property until she learns unsettling information. The old adage “blood is thicker than wa...more
Sometimes our expectations of family members exceed their character and the result is disappointment and frustration. Such is the case in “Uptown.” Cousins Avery and Dwight are both interested in a piece of property but for very different reasons. Dwight wants to use the property to fulfill his father’s dream of building a high-rise development. Avery is ready to sell her portion of the property until she learns unsettling information. The old adage “blood is thicker than wa...more
Uptown by VIRGINIA DEBERRY DONNA GRANT
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHORS
Avery is the main character in UPTOWN BY VIRGINIA DEBERRY AND DONNA GRANT. Avery’s mind is very focused. She is a very strong African American woman; However, Avery is no different from most women. She has deep concerns about unfinished business with her mother. In a letter her mother wrote before her death, Avery finds these words. “I don’t know if it’s something I did, or didn’t do? Said or didn’t say? ….Did I ig...more
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHORS
Avery is the main character in UPTOWN BY VIRGINIA DEBERRY AND DONNA GRANT. Avery’s mind is very focused. She is a very strong African American woman; However, Avery is no different from most women. She has deep concerns about unfinished business with her mother. In a letter her mother wrote before her death, Avery finds these words. “I don’t know if it’s something I did, or didn’t do? Said or didn’t say? ….Did I ig...more
The book started out slow for me - I didn't like Dwight, I couldn't work up any sympathy for the poor little real estate developer. I started to think that if the book was about him - I was just not so interested.
Thankfully, I was more in sync with the authors than I first realized. When Avery turned up, I realized where the book was going - and it was all voracious reading from there on out. Thankfully, the book reads like water, I ripped through it in a couple of evenings (including staying up...more
Thankfully, I was more in sync with the authors than I first realized. When Avery turned up, I realized where the book was going - and it was all voracious reading from there on out. Thankfully, the book reads like water, I ripped through it in a couple of evenings (including staying up...more
Sometimes when you've been reading an author for awhile, you start to know their formula, and although they don't do anything groundbreaking, you stay with them just because. This is not true for these two ladies. That isn't true in this case. DeBerry and Grant aren't cookie cutter writers and their story telling gets better and better with each book (if that is even possible). Uptown is a story of family, and power, and community. Dwight Dixon, a well known politician and developer in Harlem wa...more
Slow start, but finally made a point....
These are my favorite authors of the moment as their stores are real and relatable. This book is a little deeper and a little more intense than some of the others I've read in their collection but still pretty good. The story is one of redemption and hope and getting past broken trust. Even in our own families, sometimes people do us wrong, family doesn't mean immunity from hurt and pain, and sometimes that's worse than when you experience it with a stranger but once we can get past it, we can m...more
Jun 10, 2011
Tracy Darity
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3 of 5 stars
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Great writing doesn’t always equate to a great story. Authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, no doubt, are at the top of the list when it comes to their craft. Uptown, simply fell short for me in terms of being a great story. I must say, it was refreshing to read because unlike some stories of late, it actually aroused my senses and made me realize I need to challenge my reading acumen, a little more. The book was given to me and since I had not read anything by the DeBerry/Grant team in quit...more
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Okay, so I'm an avid reader who reads up between 3-5 novels a week depending on my schedule. It took me several weeks to complete this one. I have to say I am surprised. I love Ms. DeBerry and Ms. Grant's work. I have read all of their previous novels. However, this one was the first novel I have read in a very long time that I was forced to put down, read something else, try again, put it back down, read another thing, than try again. I only finished it because I have never met a book I haven't...more
I enjoyed this book as it had some romance to it without the graphic details. That quality is something I look for a lot but don't find very often. It wasn't a life changing book, but a nice relaxing read with a fun story full of ups and downs. Apparently the characters have made appearances in other books by these authors and I'm interested enough to read some of their other books now. I'd definitely recommend the book as a good story when you are reading to relax instead of reading to be chall...more
This is a rich story, written by two authors whose work I've followed since I was a child. My mother actually bought me their first book when I was about thirteen.
The story is rich in detail and moves at a slow pace, so early on I felt bored by it. It's not exactly a summer read. As I got more involved with it, I appreciated the pace, the weaving of history into the present and the characters. I especially love how they brought New York-particularly Harlem to life on the page. I have never been...more
The story is rich in detail and moves at a slow pace, so early on I felt bored by it. It's not exactly a summer read. As I got more involved with it, I appreciated the pace, the weaving of history into the present and the characters. I especially love how they brought New York-particularly Harlem to life on the page. I have never been...more
Avery Lyons returns to New York after twenty years away. When her mother and uncle suffer a serious car accident. The tradegy brings the family together, but Avery is not happy about the last minute reuniion. The Harlem of heer childhood has changed. But the family dynamic and secrets are all to familiar. Dwight is heir to a real estate empire, and he is willing to do anything to realize his aging and demanding fathers dream: Dixon plaza a luxury high -rise development on central park north. The...more
Won this in the first reads giveaway. I was really up in the air on this book. It started out really slow and I had no idea where this was going. I had a hard time reading it. The more I read the more I liked it. It was very different from any of the books that I have read lately, but I was pleasantly surprised by the end. I would give it a 3.5, but since I can't I will give it the benefit.
First of all the authors impressed me. Gotta stick with my fellow plus sized girls. They both signed the b...more
First of all the authors impressed me. Gotta stick with my fellow plus sized girls. They both signed the b...more
Really smart writing told from multiple points of view. Great tale of loving and living in Harlem. Excellent view of family dynamics. I truly enjoyed it. Check it out!
Better than I expected. Really good read.
EXCELLENT!!!
My first read by these two writers. Interesting story of a woman who returns home to Harlem, the changes she sees and the changes her real estate developer cousin is trying to make. Alternating POVs. Enjoyable, fast read. DeBerry and Grant have written 7 novels! I’d read more by these authors.
Not feeling the characters and it seems a bit too phoo-phoo. Still reading it and hoping it will get better.
Pretty friggin amazing like everything else from these authors. Wow.
A well-written book, but I just couldn't get into it...
Jun 16, 2013
Terrence Melo Smooth Harris
marked it as to-read
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Wakima Tutwiler
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We are best friends who’ve been co-writing women’s fiction for twenty of our twenty seven years of friendship. Uptown is our seventh novel. For more information about who we are, what we do and/or to read an excerpt of Uptown please visit deberryandgrant.com. We can also be found online at: Twomindsfull.blogspot.com, Twitter.com/deberryandgrant, Facebook.com/deberryandgrant.
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