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    Getting It Right

    By Karen E. Osborne

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    "Osborne explores questions of race, privilege, and family loyalties without offering any false, easy answers for her two protagonists."
    --Booklist

    "Looking for an edge-of-your-seat suspense yarn? You won't find a more absorbing story than Getting It Right...In it we get to know half sisters Kara and Alex, who meet for the first time as adults. Over two weeks in March, the siblings deal with both their own and common issues and drama in ways that entertain and enlighten."
    --Essence, One of Summer's Best Books

    "Osborne has created a compelling story of women trying to move past the bondage of their upbringing. We are left wondering, what does it mean to make amends? Is redemption possible?...Getting It Right is absorbing and pushes at understanding race, family bonds, and trauma."
    --Atticus Review

    Getting It Right is the story of Kara and Alex, half-sisters who have never met—one the product of an abusive foster-care setting, the other of dysfunctional privilege. Haunted by crippling memories, Kara falls for the wrong men, tries to help her foster-care siblings suffering from PTSD, and longs for the father and half-sister she only knows from a photograph. Alex, meanwhile, struggles to keep her younger sisters out of trouble, her mother sane, and her marketing business afloat.

    Now Alex has a new responsibility: from his hospital bed, her father tasks her with finding Kara, the mixed-race child he abandoned. Alex is stunned to learn of Kara's existence but reluctantly agrees.

    To make things more complicated, Kara loves a married man whom the FBI is pursuing for insider trading. When Alex eventually finds her half-sister, she becomes embroiled in Kara's dangers, which threaten to drag them both down. If Kara doesn't help the FBI, she could face prosecution and possible incarceration, and if Alex can't persuade Kara to meet their father, she will let him down during the final days of his life.

    Set in Harlem, the Bronx, and the wealthy community of Bedford, New York, during two weeks in March, Getting It Right explores grit and resilience, evolving definitions of race and family, and the ultimate power of redemption and forgiveness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpenLens
    Release dateMay 22, 2017
    ISBN9781617755620
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    • 5/5
      A book about strength and secrets, Getting it Right is about a woman named Kara who was an unwanted product of an affair. Abused and damaged, she is now an adult. Alex is the "legitimate" daughter of their father, and his dying wish is to see the daughter he abandoned. This request will shake up many lives.This book was a good read. It's full of lies, anger, and deep sadness. I really enjoyed this one, it was like a drama movie haha. Easy to read and very engaging.
    • 4/5
      I received this book through Librarything's giveaways. This author sure knows how to get you emotionally sucked in. I really felt for both Alex and Kara. The alternating chapters really help you see inside each of their minds, and it really pulls all aspects of the story together. It's a good look at just how much damage secrets can do to a family. It's definitely worth a read if you enjoy family dramas.
    • 4/5
      This is the story of two half-sisters who grow up separately despite having a living father in common. Alex is the chosen one who finds herself struggling to keep her family and business intact. Her father suffers a major heart attack, and fearing death, asks Alex to find his other daughter, Kara. Kara was raised in an abusive foster care environment and has a history of poor choices, including men. Her latest is wanted by the FBI for insider trading. Kara is not sure that she wants a "family" despite a lifetime of yearning for one. This is a story about family and obligations with lots of drams making it an entertaining read.
    • 3/5
      Getting It Right is Karen Osborne's debut novel, and she provides a good story that is an easy read. Half-sisters meet for the first time when their father is seriously ill and his past indiscretions take on a whole new dimension. The story is a combination of family drama and romance, where the "good" characters are very good and the "bad" ones are equally easy to identify. The is very little nuance, and occasionally, it is a bit like the author is explaining something that everyone already knows (I actually checked to see if perhaps it was a YA selection), but it id definitely readable. I do believe that a younger reader might enjoy it quite a lot.
    • 4/5
      Hard to believe this is a debut novel. I enjoyed it and would love to "meet" these characters again. Strong timing and pace, settings, plot and character development indicate Osborne is a natural storyteller, and someone to watch.
    • 4/5
      A well written emotional story about two half sisters, their other family members and the families that raised them. Kara was a product of an affair of her African American mother and a well to do white lawyer, Worth Lawrence. Her half sister Alex and her sisters grew up in a wealthy childhood lifestyle, while Kara grew up in a physical and emotional abusive foster family. Their lives come together when Worth is on his death bed and request Alex to find his other daughter. This brings you down a very interesting and emotional journey into their past memories that Kara wants too forget forever.
    • 4/5
      Well written book. This novel did a splendid job highlighting how severe childhood abuse can have long-term consequences on one’s life. It also sheds light on how race can impact life. Kara spent years in an abusive foster home, hoping her father would come for her. She works hard to complete college after she ages out of the system, but the effects on her childhood on her sense of self-worth leads her o some poor decision making as she looks for love. Thanks to Librarything and publisher for free book in exchange for honest review.