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Summary: Exciting
Review: I was happy to introduce Beverly Jenkins to ITCOMS. Indigo was up to par. Members loved the story and the characters. Beautiful black people and a wonderful romance. We loved it! For most members this was their first exposure to historical romance and what a starter! It is a quick and easy read.Entertainment to the utmost.
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Summary: The best book I ever had the pleasure of reading.
Review: This was the first book I read by her and after that, I was hooked. I couldn't wait to get my hands on her other books. Indigo was jammed pack with history and romance. I was cheering Galen and Hester throughout the book. I was touched by Hester's father and brought to tears by his story. I smiled when they made mud pies and my hear soared whenever he called her "La Petite Indigo". I've told everyone who will listen to read Indigo. I read it five times and cannot get enough. Once you read one of her collections, you have to read them all. You go Beverly!!
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Summary: Almost a fairy tale....
Review: I have all of Ms. Jenkins' books (except "Vivid"...can someone PLEASE give a sister the hook-up??? I can't find it ANYWHERE!!!), and this one was worth the wait. Hester had such a hard life, but she still kept her principles and fought for the cause (I was really impressed that she wouldn't even use sugar.). Galen was THE dream man: he diidn't stand for ignorant bougie attitudes, he was hard-working, loyal, and he loved him some Hester!!! That church moment was beautiful. The ending, her X-mas gift, brought me to happy tears. I loved this book, and I could really relate to her. And, as always, I got schooled on my history. I wouldn't live in those times for anything, but to have that kind of love would be priceless. If you love against-all-odds stories, then "Indigo" is what you need. It is the BOMB!!! (If anyone can send me a copy of "Vivid"--I'll pay, of course--hit me @agirlcalledquest@hotmail.com. Thanks!!!)
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Summary: Luscious love story - Galen is a boost for self-esteem
Review: As a fan of Beverly Jenkins, I found Indigo less exicting and adventuresome than 'Night Song' or 'Topaz', possibly because of the setting. 'Indigo', so named after Hester's dye colored hands acquired during her enslavement, is set in my home state of Michigan, in an African American community consisting of freedman and escaped slaves. The majority of the community assist the Underground Railroad, using their homes as 'safe houses'. But alas, it is discovered that someone has become an informant to southern slave catchers crossing over into the Northern states, capturing escaped slaves and kidnapping freedman and returning them to the southern slave blocks for financial gain. Galen, a wonderful and almost unbelievable character is a descendent of Black Creoles of New Orleans, thus sporting a much lighter color than Hester due to his French blood. But Galen never forgets his true African heritage and is a famed conductor on the Underground Railroad. He meets Hester while she nurses him back to health after he is attacked by slave catchers. Galen and Hester's love grows as each works hard to divert the slave catchers from continuing their search of the community for escaped slaves and of course, while trying to discover whom the traitor of the community could be. Historically inspired, Indigo is a luscious love story where an unbelievable wealthy, well educated, gorgeous man pursues a financially struggling, politically involved, risk taking, always life threatening, 'plain Jane' (as she is viewed by a former fiance). And Beverly Jenkins explores the age old controversial issue of African American 'skin color' and 'racial class' as both Hester and Galen struggle with their quest for true love.
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Summary: Absolutely captivating! A must read for all.
Review: Indigo was the first of Ms Jenkins books that I've read. I enjoyed learning facts of African-American history that were weaved into and around the romance. Ms Jenkins is truely an asset to the Black community of readers. I have read all of hers books except Vivid, which I am still searching for, and each one is a work of art. I have read each more than 3 times and I never tire of them. Ms Jenkins keep up the good work and I am sorry that I have to wait a year for your next book. YOU GO GIRL!!!
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Summary: Impeccably researched, totally engrossing historical romance
Review: If you love history, you'll love the books of Beverly Jenkins. Fact. She writes with authority, intelligence, and passion about an era of which few of us can claim any knowledge. Her impeccable research will leave you thirsting for more. Imagine a love so strong that a man sells himself into slavery because of it. This tid-bit of reality was the inspiration for Indigo, the third book by Ms. Jenkins. Hester Wyatt is the child of the marriage between these two slaves, and after the death of her father, who had been free until he first saw her mother, the two females are sold, separately. Hester ends up in South Carolina on an indigo plantation, where, after years of working with the dye, both hands and feet retain the deep blue color, indicating their type of servitude. In the middle half of the 1800's, the slave-stealers fought bitterly against the slave-catchers, one of the factors leading to the Civil War. In 1858, Hester is a 'free' young woman of 24, who r! uns a way station on the Underground Railroad in southern Michigan. One bitterly cold night, she is landed with a 'stealer' who has been brutally beaten before his rescue. He needs time to recover before setting out again, and in the forced confinement, the dark-skinned Hester and the light-skinned Galen discover love---and a world that neither of them has wanted. Until now. I bought this book. So should you.
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Summary: Deliciously Romantic and Suspensful
Review: The book was spellbinding. I could not put it down. Indigo is intriguing while at the same time romantic and full of African American history. I enjoyed the way Beverly Jenkins transports the reader back to a time when turmoil and suffering for African Americans was at its height. But yet manages to intertwines love, romance, and hope into the story and the reader's heart. It was a wonderful book and I look forward to reading more.
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Summary: A very wonderfully written book.
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever had the chance to read. Ms. Jenkins did a great job as usual. Indigo shows how strong and brave african americans had to be to survive during slavery. This book not only tells a wonderful love story but also gives us a history lesson. Keep up the good work Ms. Jenkins looking for to your newest book "Through the Storm".
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Summary: This is the best book I have read in a very long time.
Review: Not only did I enjoy the novel, I was also educated by the african-american history lesson that accompanied the story. I have re-read this book on several different occassions.
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Summary: The best, second to none!!
Review: Ms. Jenkins makes the history of Americans of African descent live and breathe through her writing. Details too long buried or simply forgotten give a richer, deeper, and more sensitive view of an exciting and memorable history. An then she pulls it all together around one of the best love stories I've ever read. She's a fantastic writer, so good that you'll forget that you're learning history between the breathlessness and coos. Well worth the read!!!
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