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Summary: KNOWING WHATS IMPORTNT
Review: Corey Hamilton a dedicated teacher,loving daugther. Trevor Winston a father who thinks that all he needs to do is send money home, buy gifts, show up every now and them. These two are like oil and water when they meet. The love they both have for 10 year old Miguel Winston, helps then to work together on a project. First they are friends, then lovers. The blended family is working with them on this project. When the children are acused of selling and doing drugs, after a minor mis- understanding they pull together, figure out what has happend. They realize that their dreams can come true.
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Summary: Love Lessons
Review: I enjoy this book, The way the book touch on all the problem of everyday life, his sister going without a true special love and life, for the sake of the family.The great interest that his son Miguel teacher had for all the kids, I love the way the book touch on the problems of our teens. Trevor really surprise me in the end.
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Summary: "Lesson Learned"
Review: I loved this book. Trevor Winston an independent film maker that works mostly with music artist on their videos is a man of deep conviction. Corey Hamilton is a teacher passionate about the welfare of her students. Trevor has been an absent father to his son because of his work, he has left the raising of Miquel for his parents before their death and afterwards to his sister. However, a change is about to come. Trevor has been summoned after a series of notes that have gone unanswered by his sister from Miquel's teacher. Corey is intrigued and angered by Trevor's appearance at school to check on his son, she verbally assaults him about his lack of parenting then sends him away to lick his wounds. Trevor has never felt so dehumanized yet captivated by a woman, he comes up with a plan to make amends for the callousness of his responsiblity to his son.Corey and Trevor are drawn to one another and will not play games about that attraction, Corey is the only woman that has made Trevor want to truly settle down and reevaluate his globetrotting lifestyle. Now, with his family and the project that has him involved with Corey's class to produce their own documentary, Trevor is finally feeling as if he has come home. I loved the sensual primal visions Ms Esdaile used describing Trevor's pursuit for the woman of his heart. The story touched on so many levels, speaking to teenagers feeling pressured by society as well as peers to fit in, single parents trying to set an example for their children while struggling to maintain a shred of life solely their own and on being a good neighbor for those around us. The secondary characters were an integral part of this book, Scott, Miquel, Janelle, Samantha, Trevor's sister Gretchen, even Miss Cleo who sees all and knows just as much. This book is a definite lesson on love at all levels.
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Summary: Didn't Enjoy This Book
Review: I really didn't enjoy this book. The only things I really liked about this book were the sexual chemistry between the characters and that the little boy was adorable. With that exception, I found the story and the relationship lacking. She also used what I believe was Jamaican dialect through too much of the book, too often, and it lost me. Using the dialect made it hard to follow, those parts could have been key in drawing me into the book, but it didn't. Lastly, Ms. Esdaile makes attempts to make the characters more "hip" by using slang, which she has done in other novels too, and it just didn't work for me. This book may work for some, but it just doesn't for me.
This was my second or third attempt at reading Ms. Esdaile and I finally gave her up after reading this book, which is a shame since she sets most of her books in Philadelphia and it's always nice to read stories set in towns I'm familiar with.
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Summary: Didn't Enjoy This Book
Review: I really didn't enjoy this book. The only things I really liked about this book were the sexual chemistry between the characters and that the little boy was adorable. With that exception, I found the story and the relationship lacking. She also used what I believe was Jamaican dialect through too much of the book, too often, and it lost me. Using the dialect made it hard to follow, those parts could have been key in drawing me into the book, but it didn't. Lastly, Ms. Esdaile makes attempts to make the characters more "hip" by using slang, which she has done in other novels too, and it just didn't work for me. This book may work for some, but it just doesn't for me.
This was my second or third attempt at reading Ms. Esdaile and I finally gave her up after reading this book, which is a shame since she sets most of her books in Philadelphia and it's always nice to read stories set in towns I'm familiar with.
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Summary: Holding on to our Future
Review: I was proud to read a good book that showed a positive black man
with a positive outlook towards his family and community. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down.This story shows the life and times of everyday occurances. To be able to alter your lifestyle and career to concentrate on the youths today is remarkable. I strongly advise all parents to read this book. I am telling all of my friends to pick up a copy and read it.
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Summary: Philly Love
Review: Love Lessons reminds us about the importance of "the little things" that can make (or break) a relationship while giving us a warm and loving story. The characters may be recognizable to many of us.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!!!!!!!
Review: Love lessons tells the story of Trevor who is a music video director and Corey who is his son's(Miquel)fifth grade teacher. Her love and compassion for his son causes him to look at her as more than a teacher. The way the relationship between the two develops is so phenomenal! They were definitely on the same level and were
surely meant to be together. All the while, Trevor is dealing with the fact that he is fed up with being on the road and knows that he has to become a full time father to Miquel and father figure to his college student cousin and teenaged son and daughter of his sister, who has been Miquel's caretaker while he's been away working. Although Trevor is almost forty years old, "Love Lessons" is still a coming of age story about a someone who matures and takes on the responsibility being a father, a lover and most of all, a man. I loved this book!
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Summary: Life Lesson
Review: This book touched me. I could identify with how we let so much get to be more important than what should be. Corey was dedicate to the children she taught so she was real angry when Miquel's dad seemed to ignore her many letters. Corey knew Trevor was big time in the music video world but she was not impressed. Trevor wanted a change in his life for good and Corey helped to provide him and his son a change. I liked this book
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Summary: Life Lesson
Review: This book touched me. I could identify with how we let so much get to be more important than what should be. Corey was dedicate to the children she taught so she was real angry when Miquel's dad seemed to ignore her many letters. Corey knew Trevor was big time in the music video world but she was not impressed. Trevor wanted a change in his life for good and Corey helped to provide him and his son a change. I liked this book
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