Pieces of Dreams

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Summary: Excellent sequel
Review: 'Pieces of Dreams', took you on a realistic ride on the roller coaster of life. The characters were so developed and so real. Your felt their pain, their care and you felt their growth. How they got to their particular peaks in their lives is what made this such a great book. Male and female perspectives could not have been better. A deep insight into the makings of a strong relationship. This is a must read.

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Summary: A must Have Amust Read
Review: Donna has done it again. Too bad for me that I read this before I read A Private Affair but none the less I will read a private affair as soon as a book store in my area can get it. This book was realisticly and superbly written. It lets's you know that sometimes hopes and dreams are just that... however beyond every cloud there is always that silver lining. Great work Ms. Hill

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Summary: A must Have Amust Read
Review: Donna has done it again. Too bad for me that I read this before I read A Private Affair but none the less I will read a private affair as soona as a book store in my area can get it. This book was realisticly and superbly written. It lets's you know that sometimes hopes and dreams are just that... however beyond every cloud there is always that silver lining. Great work Ms. Hill

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Summary: A Fitting Follow-up To A Private Affair!
Review: I loved the way Max, Taylor and Quinn all got the opportunity to tell their sides of the story. I could feel Max's pain at having to reveal a secret that could possibly alienate Quinn forever. I could sympathize with Taylor, who had been there for Max when she needed him most, and then to feel betrayed by her choices. And Quinn...his grief and anger were palpable things. This is a powerful, sensitive, well-written addition to Donna Hill's oeuvre. Don't miss it!

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Summary: wonderful
Review: i really liked the style this book was written in. I liked readin the book threw Quinn's view point. Great book

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Summary: Very Touching!
Review: I really loved this story. I loved the way Ms Hill allowed us "the reader" to read each character from their own view point. I was very sad at the start of the story,if you have read " A Private Affair" you will understand what I am saying. But I did see where it was needed in this story, I guess it would not have had the same effect if the story line was different. I love all of the books that I have read by Ms Hill! Keep up the good work and much love to You!

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Summary: Very Touching!
Review: I really loved this story. I loved the way Ms Hill allowed us "the reader" to read each character from their own view point. I was very sad at the start of the story,if you have read " A Private Affair" you will understand what I am saying. But I did see where it was needed in this story, I guess it would not have had the same effect if the story line was different. I love all of the books that I have read by Ms Hill! Keep up the good work and much love to You!

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Summary: My Heartfelt Thanks to Readers
Review: I want to extend my thanks and appreciate for the outpouring of support for Pieces of Dreams. Quinn, Nikita, Maxine and now Taylor have become for me the most significant characters I've ever had the priviledge to write about. Pieces has caused quite a stir on some of the chat lines and for a writer that's a good thing. My goal is to always keep you thinking, talking among yourself,debating the issues that I try to present and most of all allow my characters to enter your minds and hearts and leave their indelible imprint. If I can do that, in some way, then I believe I've done my job as a writer.

Again, thank you all so very much for your continued love and support. I hope to spend many more years entertaining you all.

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Summary: A Very Good Sequel!
Review: I was so profoundly touched by Pieces of Dreams. It was excellently written. From the moment I read the first page, I was engrossed in this book all the way to the end. A Private Affair was also a good book, and Ms. Hill could not have written a better sequel. This book teaches you what real love is really about. Some parts of the book made me cry, and some made me aware of my own love life. This just only tells a few reasons why you should read this book.

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Summary: Touching and Profound..
Review: In the letter at the back of PIECES OF DREAMS, Ms. Hill observes that the style of the book is "a bit different from the typical romance." PIECES OF DREAMS is indeed different. From the first person narrative, to the almost microscopic look into the souls of the three major characters, PIECES OF DREAMS is indeed different-and special. Not only does Ms. Hill take us into the mind of the hero and heroine, Maxine and Taylor, but into that of Quinten Parker, the father of Maxine's son.

PIECES OF DREAMS is about love. But it is also about forgiveness, understanding, and selflessness. Each of the three characters demonstrates these characteristics. At the end of the book, I felt strange inside, knowing that I'd been touched spiritually by their story. I'd seen into the deepest, most hidden thoughts of three individuals who'd come to a turning point in their lives, who'd suffered and were still suffering, and who were so scared about the events in their live, that they were hurting.

MAXINE: A strong, but scared individual, who was in love with one man, but the memory of the other was so vivid that she needed to confront the past before she could put it to rest and find happiness with her man.

TAYLOR, a noble hero, who loved unconditionally, and who was hurting so much with loving that he couldn't bear to lose the woman and son who were his life. A man Ms. Hill believes "epitomizes the depth and compassion of so many black men."

QUINN, the wounded one, who'd loved, and now had to face the immediate future alone; a man who was noble and selfless enough to give up his son. What was special about this book was the level of maturity of the three characters. At the end, I'd grown to care for these three individuals, admiring the mature, sensible choices they had made. When I finally and reluctantly closed PIECES OF DREAMS, I felt a conflict of emotions. Sad, that the story had come to an end; contented, because the characters had made all the right choices; moved, because of the beauty, and intensity of the story. I felt privileged to have read this wonderful, wonderful book; a book that had touched me in a strange profound way.

Ms. Hill, I thank you!

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