Synopses & Reviews
UP AT THE COLLEGE is the second novel in a three-part series about the lives of contemporary African American church folk who live in Durham, North Carolina. Yvonne Fountain Copeland's world turns upside down when her husband of fifteen years decides to leave her because their marriage was getting boring. Yvonne returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina, to try and pick up the pieces of her life.
Coach Curtis Parker seems to have it all: money, a successful coaching career at Evangeline T. Marshall University, plus he's great-looking, single and childless.
Yvonne and Curtis are both spinning around in circles trying to attain happiness without God's help and what began as a series of why me's evolves into an extraordinary journey consisting of victory, faith, joy and love.
Synopsis
Yvonne Fountain Copeland is shattered when her husband of 15 years decides to leave her because their marriage was getting "boring." Disheartened and confused, Yvonne returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina, convinced that a change of scenery will help her draw closer to God and find inner peace. What she doesn't know is that her journey to peace will lead her straight to sexy, single, and childless basketball coach Curtis Parker. But Yvonne and Curtis soon discover that you can't find true peace and joy without God's help. What begins as a series of "why me's" soon evolves into an extraordinary journey of victory, faith, joy, and love.
Synopsis
Yvonne Copeland is determined to move on after her husband of 15 years decides to leave her because their marriage had become boring. Returning to her hometown, Yvonne is convinced that a change of scenery will help her draw closer to God.
About the Author
Michele Andrea Bowen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an M.A. in History and a M.P.H. in Public Health. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.
Michele is the author of the #1 Essence bestsellers Church Folk and Second Sunday.