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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Many brothers are good . .. Some are even great . . . Only a few will give you . . . The shirt off his back.&quot; <br/><br/>The passage above taken from the beginning of Parry &quot;Ebony Satin&quot; Brown's latest novel, THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK, pretty much sums up what readers will come to love and appreciate about the main character, Terrence Winston. Terry is a handsome man with some serious &quot;skills and benefits&quot; that makes him an ideal catch for any sister looking for Mr. Right. Besides being kind and generous to a fault, what adds to his appeal is the fact that he stepped up to the plate and took full responsibility of raising his twin daughters, Ariana and Alisa, as a single parent during his third year in college. No, he wasn't forced to do this, but wanted very much to raise the girls when their mother, Catherine Hawkins, deserted them for a glamorous and lucrative career out of the country. <br/><br/>Read the rest of this review online - <br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/Reviews/ShirtOffHisBack.html" title="http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/Reviews/ShirtOffHisBack.html">http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/Reviews/...</a>]]></body>
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