Queen Midas Books
"Where Drama Reigns Supreme"
Begonia Brown
- Paperback: 204 pages
- Publisher: Queen Midas Books (October 2, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1616239042
- ISBN-13: 978-1616239046
- $10.00
- In stock
Julia Press Simmons has penned a page turning novel of suspense and drama. I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. What was going to happen to Violet and was she going to be able to see through Kyle? Or was she just willing to put up with anything to get out of her current situation?
A wonderful follow-up to her debut novel Strawberry Mansion: A Philadelphia Story. I am waiting patiently for her final installment of the Philadelphia Story Series - Violet.
Another Job Well Done.
Junnita Jackson
Author of If It Don't Hurt... It Ain't Love
Instead of giving the reader luxury cars, couture from international designers and an infinite supply of drug money, Simmons gives you bra straps, bathroom beat-downs and sexual predators who think nothing of paying minors for instant gratification. What makes Begonia Brown such a compelling read is Simmons' ability to show the vulgarities of inner-city struggles without being vulgar.
Joey Pinkney
www.JoeyPinkney.com
This story did not have a dull moment and I fell in love with these girls hoping that they would come out of the hell they were in. I guess I'll have to find out in Part 2 in Violet Brown's side of the story. Five stars for Ms. Simmons.
Tamika Newhouse
AAMBC Reviewer
Ms. Press-Simmons writes in an unaffected, straight from the gut style that keeps the reader caught up in the story. The language is raw and real, but, the story would not have had the same impact if different words had been used. The author also does not offer any fairytale ending to the story. She makes it as real as possible to the very end.
I recommend Begonia Brown: A Philadelphia Story to older teens and any reader who is interested in knowing exactly what is going on in the lives of young folks today.
Begonia Brown: A Philadelphia Story was provided by the author for review purposes only.
Angelia Vernon Menchan
APOOO BookClub
Begonias, Violets and Daisies, and much like those
flowers, we were showered with a love that rivaled sun
rays. We knew nothing of pain, or sorrow, or just how
cruel the world could be until the day God saw fit to call
Grandma home. Her heart stopped two weeks after Daisy
was born. My mother smoked us homeless two weeks
after that. Now with Grandma gone and mommy on a
constant crack high it's up to me to keep our little family
together, and you best believe I'll stop at nothing to do
just that. My name is Begonia Brown. I am a 17-year-old
hustler and this is my story.
Mansion comes the tale of Begonia Brown. Raised in
the unforgiving streets of North Philadelphia,
Begonia Brown is undoubtedly a product of her
environment, young, ruthless, and criminally minded.
Begonia's carefree world has been turned upside down. Forced to become the head of her household she has to trade her paintbrush in for a switchblade, and her love of art into a love affair with the hood. Lying, stealing, and turning tricks, Begonia will do any and everything she can to protect her sisters from the ugliness of the world. However, it just isn't enough... When her younger sister Violet, desperate to escape the hell her life has become is seduced by an up and coming Corner boy, and their baby sister Daisy is riddled with disease that could be fatal if not cared for, Begonia is caught between the hard knocks of the streets and the nightmare of her home life. From the critically acclaimed author of Strawberry Mansion comes the tale of Begonia Brown. Raised in the unforgiving streets of North Philadelphia, Begonia Brown is undoubtedly a product of her environment, young, ruthless, and criminally minded.
