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Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime - by J California Cooper (Paperback)

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  • Whether through her stories or her legendary readings, J. California Cooper has an uncanny ability to reach out to readers like an old and dear friend.
  • About the Author: J. California Cooper is the author of four novels and six collections of stories.
  • 288 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)

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About the Book



The author of "In Search of Satisfaction" employs her characteristic themes of romance, heartbreak, struggle and faith in "Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime". Her characters offer inspiration, laughter, instruction and pure enjoyment.



Book Synopsis



Whether through her stories or her legendary readings, J. California Cooper has an uncanny ability to reach out to readers like an old and dear friend. Her characters are plain-spoken and direct: simple people for whom life, despite its ever-present struggles, is always worth the journey.

In Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime, Cooper's characteristic themes of romance, heartbreak, struggle and faith resonate. We meet Darlin, a self-proclaimed femme fatale who uses her wiles to try to find a husband; MLee, whose life seems to be coming to an end at the age of forty until she decides to set out and see if she can make a new life for herself; Kissy and Buddy, both trying and failing to find them until they finally meet each other; and Aberdeen, whose daughter Uniqua shows her how to educate herself and move up in the world.

These characters and others offer inspiration, laughter, instruction and pure enjoyment in what is one of J. California Cooper's finest story collections.



Review Quotes




"Cooper's stories beckon. It is if she is patting the seat next to her, enticing us to come sit and listen as she tells complex tales about women, often poor women, chasing dreams of love, a house and a family."
--Ms.

"[Cooper] knows how to 'talk' her stories to us, as though each of them is told by a kindly and concerned friend...The sound of them is lovely, memorable, haunting."
--San Francisco Chronicle



About the Author



J. California Cooper is the author of four novels and six collections of stories. She was honored as Black Playwright of the Year, and her work received the American Book Award, the James Baldwin Writing Award, and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association. She died in 2014.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Publisher: Anchor Books
Format: Paperback
Author: J California Cooper
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 1996
TCIN: 92763868
UPC: 9780385467889
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-6996
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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