I'M TELLING by Karen E. Quinones Miller is for anyone who has ever chosen between speaking up and backing down. This is the story of one family's darkest hour that lights the way toward love and redemption.
At the age of 10, Faith was certain that her twin sister, Hope, and her stepfather "were doing bad things." When she actually sees them in a compromising position, her disgust, fear, and anger compel Faith to tell her mother, Irene, who makes the difficult decision to choose her relationship with Papa over the safety of her daughter. Almost 20 years later, Papa abandons Irene, who eagerly replaces him with another boyfriend. The family secret has taken a heavy toll on the twins: Faith is involved with Henry, the man who rescued her as a teenager from her stepfather and her unbearable home life; Hope is battling drug addiction, promiscuity, and homelessness.
Just when Hope seems on the verge of turning herself around, she enacts a betrayal so unforgivable that the sisterly bond she so desperately -- yet secretly -- desires may be severed forever. With her whole family watching, Faith must call upon her gifts of language, compassion, and understanding to save her sister and herself.
Karen E. Quinones Miller is presently working on a coffee-table book entitled I've Seen Rivers, which will profile thirty-five African-American elders who have surpassed the age of 100. Her first novel, Satin Doll (originally self-published) was released in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in July 2001, and once again hit the Essence Bestseller's List. I'm Telling,her second novel, was published by Simon & Schuster in July 2002, and also landed on the Essence Bestseller's List. Her third novel, Using What You Got, will be published by Simon & Schuster in July 2003. Karen currently lives in Philadelphia with her daughter.
April
2003
