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Any Way the Wind Blows

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Publisher Comments:

4 Cassettes, 6 hrs.

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Now, in ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS, Basil, good-looking gadabout and homme fatale is back at the top of his game (razzle dazzling both the women and the men) and hanging out with his new friend, and rogue's rogue Bartholemew (aka "Black Bart,")a handsome hunk of a man who stands to make Basil look like a choir boy. All is well until Basil's picture perfect life starts to unravel... Is someone out to get the unsinkable John Basil Henderson?

Back in the mix are possible suspects: the mother daughter diva duo of YANCEY HARRINGTON BRAXTON, brainy Broadway bombshell and Basil's jilted fiance, and AVA "Mama Dearest" BRAXTON, a diva's diva and a second-rate show girl housed in the body of an aging supermodel—still waiting for her close-up.

Is it Ava or Yancey? or one of E. Lynn Harris's fabulous new creations...

With just the right amount of wickedness, love and compassion, E. Lynn Harris's masterful storytelling and delicious plot twists will have fans and newcomers alike frantically turning pages trying to find the answer to the ultimate question? Will the wily (and naughtily wonderful) Basil finally be undone?

Review:

“More lying, cheating, bed-hopping and name-calling than a year’s worth of Ricki Lake.” --People

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Review:

“Packed with more drama than a hurricane at a Fourth of July picnic.” --USA Today

"A witty glimpse into the world of pop divas and sports stars....Light, funny and fast-paced." --The Houston Chronicle

Review:

“More lying, cheating, bed-hopping and name-calling than a year’s worth of Ricki Lake.” --People

Review:

“Drop-dead gorgeous characters caught in a web of deception and sexual intrigue. . . . Quite tasty.” —The Washington Post

About the Author

E. Lynn Harris is a former IBM computer sales executive and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

He is the author of six previous novels, including the New York Times bestselling Not a Day Goes By, Abide With Me, Invisible Life, Just As I Am, And This Too Shall Pass, and If This World Were Mine. In 1996, Just As I Am was awarded the Novel of the Year prize by Blackboard African American Bestsellers, Inc. Abide With Me and If This World Were Mine were both nominated for NAACP Image Awards and If This World Were Mine won the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence. Harris divides his time between New York and Chicago.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780553528299
performance Read:
Lathan, Sanaa
Read:
James, Peter Francis
Read:
James, Peter Francis
Read:
Lathan, Sanaa
Author:
E. Lynn Harris, read by Sanaa Lathan and Peter Francis James
Author:
Harris, E. Lynn
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Revenge
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Subject:
Bisexuality
Subject:
Talking book collection.
Subject:
African American men
Subject:
African American women singers
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Abridged:
Y
Series Volume:
no. A005
Publication Date:
July 2001
Binding:
Analog Audio Cassette
Language:
English
Pages:
4 sound cassettes (ca. 7
Dimensions:
7.16x4.52x1.29 in. .38 lbs.
Media Run Time:
360 Minutes
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