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    Audiobook23 hours

    What You Owe Me

    Written by Bebe Moore Campbell

    Narrated by Caroline Clay

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    About this audiobook

    Bebe Moore Campbell is a New York Times best-selling author and an NAACP Image award winner. In What You Owe Me, an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, loss, accountability, and healing, she spans 50 years of African-American history. New to Los Angeles, Hosanna Clark, a farm worker from Texas, befriends Holocaust survivor Gilda Rosenstein. Together they build a cosmetics company and a deep friendship. Then Gilda disappears, taking with her the company's assets. The loss leaves Hosanna financially ruined and emotionally damaged. Years later, after her death, Hosanna's daughter will look to collect the debt Gilda owes. In addition to her novels, Bebe Moore Campbell is the author of several nonfiction books including Successful Women, Angry Men, which explores the changing dynamics within families. Narrator Caroline Clay masterfully takes us through the heartaches and the victories of this emotional journey.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateJun 6, 2008
    ISBN9781436144025
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    • 5/5
      A wonderfully written story about survival, loyalty (or lack thereof) and above all, forgiveness.
    • 5/5
      This is an awesome book! Very well written. Wonderfully flawed characters and amazing storyline. This has become one of my all-time favorites!!
    • 3/5
      What You Owe Me begins in Los Angeles in 1945. Hosanna Clark is working as a hotel chambermaid when she meets Holocaust survivor, Gilda Rosenstein. Gilda and Hosanna become fast friends, bonded by their experiences with prejudice: Gilda for being a Jew and Hosanna for being African American. Once Gilda and Hosanna are bonded in friendship they embark on a business venture producing cosmetics for black women. Until suddenly, Gilda has disappeared taking every cent Hosanna put into the venture with her. This portion of the story is compact. The majority of the story focuses on these two women. Fast forward 40+ years. Hosanna is dead and Gilda is a successful business owner with a closet full of skeletons. This portion of the story is vast. Campbell sets out to juggle four or five different stories involving multiple relationships and families. There is a reason this book is over 500 pages long.
    • 4/5
      There were several characters in this book and so much of the first half was all a set-up, an introduction to these multiple characters. They did all tie-in together for the second half and there really were some characters that I truly loved, they just cracked me up. I'm very visual so I could just imagine the conversations that were taking place. I would love to see this made into a movie! There were a few surprising moments; most of my choices are usually very G-Rated, but nothing was ever detailed or explicit, just real. I would have never have picked up this book for myself - that's what I LOVE about a Book Club!
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book, my first by Campbell. I read it as part of a book club selection, and it just cements how amazing book clubs can be - as I'm sure I would have never chosen this book on my own.The prevalent themes throughout this book were very well crafted, if but a bit predictable. The characters seemed natural, well rounded, and possessed a spirit that was very uplifting. The written style was detailed well; I felt able to understand what was being explained but it was not weighed down and did not cause the story to slow.I didn't enjoy reading this in the mass market format, as the tight text and 500 pages made the book seem a lot longer than it really was. Never did I feel that the story was "dragging" and yet I was more often than not surprised by my lack of progress when it comes to page count. Grab it in trade paper or hard cover if you can.
    • 2/5
      unconvincing.
    • 3/5
      An interesting story of race and class conflict, the bonds between women, betrayal and resentment, but ultimately disappointing after Brothers and Sisters. Some of the characters seem contrived and a few of the plot points unbelievable. But this is not a bad book, it's just not as good as it could have been.