The Itch - by Benilde Little (Paperback)

About the Book

From the author of "Good Hair" comes a novel about two women achieving success in the 1990s. "Taking another engaging look at the cream of the African-American crop, Benilde Little scores again."--"Detroit Free Press."

Book Synopsis

"[A] nuanced, Edith Wharton-style treatment of the upper reaches of black society...[Little] is an arbiter of that insular world." --The Washington Post

Abra Lewis Dixon is the envy of the fashionable, professional women of her well-heeled social circle. She leads a charmed life--having attended all the right schools, married the right man, and started a successful film production company with her best friend, Natasha Coleman--and seems like an ambassador from the world of perfection. It is only when her impeccable marriage turns suddenly shaky that her utopia is left in pieces...

Review Quotes

Brad Berry Jr. The Philadelphia Tribune The Itch is a witty and cerebral portrayal of young African Americans who seem to have it all and the turmoil that ensues when they fail to pinpoint the causes of their individual angst.

Veronica Chambers Newsweek Little has a talent for the comedy of manners.

About the Author

Benilde Little is the bestselling author of the novels Good Hair (selected as one of the ten best books of 1996 by the Los Angeles Times), The Itch, Acting Out, and Who Does She Think She Is? A former reporter for People and senior editor at Essence, she lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband. Follower her on Twitter and Instagram @BenildeLittle and read her blog, Welcome to My Breakdown, at BenildeLittle.Wordpress.com.