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    She Wears the Mask
    She Wears the Mask
    She Wears the Mask

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    Audiobook9 hours

    She Wears the Mask

    Written by Shelly Stratton

    Narrated by Lacey Laurel

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Gripping and moving, She Wears the Mask is a novel about two women from two very different worlds, both burdened with secrets from their pasts, who form an unexpected bond…

    1950s Chicago: Angelique Bixby could be one of many fresh-faced sales girls working along the Magnificent Mile, but she’s unique. She’s a white woman married to a black man in 1950s Chicago, making her stand out among the tenements on the South Side where she lives. Despite the challenges the couple faces, they find comfort and strength in their love for one another. Angelique is content, as long as she has her Daniel by her side and their baby in her arms, until she loses them both—one to death and the other to dire circumstances.

    1990s Washington, D.C.: Angelique Crofton is a woman of privilege. A rich, aging beauty and mother of a rising political star, she has learned to forget her tragic past. But now that she is facing her own mortality, she is finally ready to find the daughter she left behind, remember the young woman she once was, and unearth the bittersweet memories she had long ago buried.

    Jasmine Stanley is an ambitious lawyer—the only black woman at her firm. She is too busy climbing the corporate ladder to deal with her troublesome family or their unresolved issues. Tasked with Angelique’s case, Jasmine doesn’t know what to make of her new client—an old debutante with too much time and money on her hands. Jasmine eagerly accepts the challenge though, hoping if she finds Angelique’s long-lost daughter, it will impress the firm’s partners. But she doesn’t count on the search challenging her mentally and emotionally. Nor does she expect to form a friendship with Angelique, who is much more like her than she realizes—because Jasmine is harboring secrets, too.

    Editor's Note

    Two Timelines, Two Strong Women...

    Set in two different timelines, Stratton’s historical women’s fiction title is meticulously researched and emotionally resonant. The book is the story of two women, one white, one Black, whose lives are entwined with secrets and struggle. It’s got resonance akin to some of Jodi Picoult’s work, and will stay with you long after you’ve finished.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateOct 26, 2021
    ISBN9781094427478
    Author

    Shelly Stratton

    Shelly Stratton is an award-winning journalist who earned her degree at the University of Maryland, College Park. Another Woman’s Man, her novel written under the pseudonym Shelly Ellis, was nominated for a 2014 NAACP Image Award. A film buff and amateur painter, she lives with her husband not far from Washington, D.C. Visit her online at www.shellyellisbooks.com.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a beautifully written book with a unique storyline and unexpected surprises. The well-written characters and storylines, along with the twists and turns, keep readers enthralled. While some reviewers found the ending abrupt, others found it satisfying. The book deals with challenging life situations and weaves the main characters' lives together skillfully. Overall, readers highly recommend this book and find it worth reading.

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    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed this story line wish there were more an enjoyable read
    • 5/5
      The book was amazing. But the ending was just like a sudden stop - I do wish it had a prologue or a bit softer ending. Otherwise, I enjoyed listening and would still recommend to others. The narrator was awesome too!
    • 3/5
      A pleasant, easy read. No big surprises or plot twists; just nice, steady going, with a predictably happy ending.
    • 4/5
      This is a very interesting storyline with many twists, with believable characters. I really enjoyed the premise.
    • 5/5
      Thought provoking. An emotional rollercoaster of a book. I would like to have discovered what the son thought of the revelations.
    • 5/5
      A must read, after the first two chapters the book is popping, there is always something lurking around….
    • 4/5
      Cute story about friendship and loyalty. It was a bit repetitious for my taste and went off on tangents at times.
    • 5/5
      Very good book about love, loss, abandonment then found, and all the lies in between!
    • 5/5
      It was entertaining. It was an easy book to listen to. I like it.
    • 5/5
      Great Novel loved everything about it. A great lesson on letting go of the past and forgiveness
    • 5/5
      I don’t normally love relational dramas, but I really enjoyed this book.
    • 5/5
      Well-written characters and storylines played well off of each of their past and present I very much enjoyed listening to this book.
    • 4/5
      The story of a world of intrapersonal deception; the lies told to permit access to a world we desire. Two personal stories intertwine, each demonstrating the cost of building a life on deception, end with positive outcomes as each woman makes peace wit the painful choices they made in the past
    • 3/5
      The narrator mostly was kinda annoying with the accents. the story was ok but the ending was so abrupt. The End….
    • 3/5
      2.5 rounded up. Solid middle of the road book. Characters were well written but a bit hollow. Story was more one of life vs events. Narrator was a bit nasal/congested at a few points.
      A good but not particularly memorable read.
    • 3/5
      Quite good, interested in the subject matter. Lacked a certain spark but worth listening to.
    • 4/5
      With apologies in advance for all of the voice voice recognition typos : I'm going to give this four stars even though I'm only about a third of the way through because it seems to be pretty well written and like it's going to have a decent ending in all of that but I just have to say that the fake southern accent of that woman is so poor it's out of the corniest movies and it's really distracting. It seems so fake and so inaccurate that it's hard to take the book seriously. They should have gotten two different people to narrate the book or the narrator needs a little more reading up on what a real Southern or sounds like. This sounds like what's supposed to be and kind of wealthy or privileged Antebellum white person, I'm guessing and that is what you see in Corny old movies. But that's not how people actually sound Delta Burke being an exception. But even her accent is fake it's exaggerated for comic relief at least it certainly seems to be. But if it doesn't drive you crazy enjoy the book; it's probably good.
    • 2/5
      The writer should have done her homework on applying for bar exams. It was Long-winded and drawn out.
    • 5/5
      This was a very good book and I would read it again
    • 4/5
      Good just pity such abrupt ending
      Nice voice of narrator
    • 3/5
      The book seemed a little bit rambling at times but was overall all a good story.
    • 3/5
      Beginning was slow, middle got interesting and the ending was pleasing.
    • 5/5

      This was an outstanding book. And the characters seemed really true to life, and were dealing with extremely challenging life situations. The main characters lives were woven together with great skill and the story never faltered. I was enthralled right up until the end. And the ending was quite satisfying.
    • 3/5
      A totally abrupt ending.
      This book was reasonably good. Long descriptions which sometimes bored me. Some surprising twists and turns.
    • 5/5
      Loved this!! Can’t wait to read more books from this author.
    • 5/5
      Beautifully written! Interesting, strong female characters and the stories of their lives.
    • 5/5
      That was a fantastic story! Twists and turns! Unexpected ending
    • 2/5
      Should’ve been better. Interesting plot but suffers greatly from a nearly complete lack of development. The author spends far more time on physical descriptions of people and environments than on drawing the reader in to the emotional and behavioral currents going on. The narration feels more like observation, and the writing suffers greatly from cheesy lines such as referring to life events as “sliding like shoulder pads”.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Such a beautifully written book about forgiveness and living in one's truth. I highly recommend!

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this book. It's a unique storyline with unexpected surprises and twists - a refreshing read.

      2 people found this helpful