false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179196497m/888175.jpg 888175 2 <p>Porter Stockman, a determined white reporter, is covering the riots in the streets of South Central Los Angeles for the Philadelphia Record on the day that four Los Angeles police officers are acquitted of assaulting Rodney King. When Lenora Page, a black woman, risks her own safety to come to his aid and then disappears into the chaos, Porter fears he'll never see her again. But weeks later their paths intersect once more when Lenora -- a prominent reporter for the <i>Baltimore Sun</i> -- accepts a job offer from his newspaper.</p><p>During the course of the next year, Porter fights to win the trust and love of the suspicious and deeply conflicted Lenora. As they become a couple, they are forced to reexamine their assumptions about race . . . as well as their own insecurities, assumptions, and deeply hidden -- but nevertheless powerful -- fears about their union.</p><p>Probing divided allegiances, split loyalties, and the pain of confronting one's own prejudice, this poignant novel presents an impassioned and bittersweet look at interracial love in America today.</p> 873424 2001 Meeting of the Waters: A Novel total:28|5:6|4:14|3:5|2:2|1:1| 28 106 45 3 4 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Oct 22 10:26:47 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:36:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 07:58:14 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:59:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 07:49:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 07:49:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:40:51 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:41:16 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 30 17:24:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:24:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 01:51:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 01:51:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 11:32:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:32:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 21:47:23 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 21:47:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 09:01:21 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 09:01:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 21 09:07:30 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 09:07:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 06:33:40 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 06:33:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 25 09:25:40 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:25:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 23:39:21 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 23:39:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 12:54:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 12:54:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 13 16:17:16 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:17:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 04 07:04:54 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 07:04:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 09 11:47:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 11:47:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 10:23:35 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 10:23:51 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 29 20:48:28 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 20:48:28 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 09 08:55:05 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 08:55:05 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=888175