Sister, Sister - by Eric Jerome Dickey (Paperback)

About the Book

Sassy, comical, and true-to-life, this book tells the tale of three young African-American women--perky wife Valerie, scheming social worker Inda, and brokenhearted flight attendant Chiquita--and how their lives are coming together, and apart, in Los Angeles. Fresh and in your face, this witty novel depicts a world where women sometimes have to alter their dreams, but never have to stop embracing the future.

Book Synopsis

Here is New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey's debut novel, a celebration of Black sisterhood hailed by Essence as one of the "50 Most Impactful Black Books Of The Last 50 Years".

Valerie, Inda, and Chiquita are three women looking for love in Los Angeles.

Valerie became the perfect wife to please her husband, Walter, whose football career has gone nowhere--along with their marriage. Then she meets Daniel. Valerie's divorced sister, Inda, has Raymond, who has a hot body, smooth moves--and another girlfriend on the side. Now Inda's scheming to get even. After telling her last boyfriend to hit the road, Chiquita takes up with Thaddeus, Inda and Valerie's irresistible brother. Has Chiquita finally found a good man?

Sexy and in-your-face, Sister, Sister depicts a modern world where woman may have to alter their dreams, yet never stop embracing tomorrow.

"Brims with humor, outrageousness, and affection."--Publishers Weekly

Review Quotes

Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey and Sister, Sister

"Spirited...Dickey is a witty, observant cousin to such writers as Terry McMillan and Connie Briscoe."--Kirkus Reviews

"Dickey imagines his characters with affection and sympathy...his novel achieves genuine emotional depth."--Boston Globe

"Remarkable...Dickey is able to create believable female characters and to explore the 'sister, sister' relationship with genuine insight."--Booklist

"[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century."--The New York Times

About the Author

Eric Jerome Dickey (1961-2021) was the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel Sister, Sister was honored as one of Essence's "50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years," and A Wanted Woman won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include The Blackbirds, Finding Gideon, Bad Men and Wicked Women, Before We Were Wicked, The Business of Lovers, and The Son of Mr. Suleman.