Casting the First Stone: Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 1
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Kimberla Lawson Roby. (2001). Casting the First Stone: Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 1. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.

Kimberla Lawson Roby. 2001. Casting the First Stone: Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 1. Recorded Books, Inc.

Kimberla Lawson Roby, Casting the First Stone: Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 1. Recorded Books, Inc, 2001.

Kimberla Lawson Roby. Casting the First Stone: Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 1. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc, 2001.

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Readers and critics alike can't resist New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby's beloved Reverend Curtis Black series. Now the classic novel that introduced the trials and triumphs of a church family and their congregation is available in a beautiful new edition. Tanya Black has everything a woman could want: a fulfilling career, a beautiful daughter, an elegant home, and a handsome, charismatic husband who is pastor of a prominent Baptist church. And yet, none of it can hide the growing turbulence in her marriage. Her husband, Reverend Curtis Black, once a loving, devoted, and passionate partner, has grown remote, and Tanya is thrown into doubt about what she once cherished. When she uncovers disturbing truths, confirming scandalous rumors about Curtis, she questions all that she's ever believed in. But it is when Tanya is dealt the worst kind of betrayal a woman can face that her life is changed forever. Plunged into a bittersweet journey of discovery, she finds herself learning painful new lessons about love, loyalty—and sensual temptation—and is forced to make some very hard decisions for her daughter, herself, and her future. "Roby writes with high-octane levels of emotion."—USA Today

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     January 3, 2000
     There are few surprises in the insubstantial plot of Roby's third novel (after Here and Now), a story of a marriage that, obviously doomed from the book's opening pages, drags on through repetitive and melodramatic scenes. When she married him eight years ago, Tanya Black thought that Curtis would be a dedicated evangelist preacher, but the power of his current position as pastor of a prominent African-American Baptist church in Chicago has turned his head, and their "model marriage had long since turned into something very ugly and dreadfully different." Curtis flaunts his expensive wardrobe and lifestyle, and he continually begs his congregation for more money. He's having an affair with the deacon's wife, lies outrageously, neglects his daughter and eventually grows physically abusive. Although most of his misbehavior is described in chapter one and grows more flagrant as the book progresses, Tanya dithers through the entire novel deliberating whether she should file for divorce. Roby strives for an ironic twist in making Tanya a counselor for battered women, but this only makes her seem more duped and self-destructive. Because the pointlessness of this marriage seems so clear, there isn't much of a story aside from the stock characters who contribute to the tawdry drama: Alicia, the Blacks' sensitive, six-year-old daughter; Tanya's supportive best friend, Nicole; and James, the perfect man whom Tanya meets. While the book aims to inspire and send a strong Christian message, calling for women to take charge of their lives, the narrative is written in such clich d prose that it cannot effectively address the serious issues of marital strife and domestic violence. 22-city author tour.

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   • content: Roby presents an intriguing family. The husband is a prosperous African-American preacher, and his wife is struggling to come to terms with her failing marriage. Tanya wants to divorce her serially unfaithful husband but can't see a way out--until the miraculous appearance of a videotape. Caroline Clay's performance is an absolute delight. The entire cast of characters sounds authentic, and the Baptist minister is especially well crafted. Whether he's delivering his sermons, cajoling his mistress, waxing poetic about his material possessions, or denying another accusation of his infidelity, Clay's voice gives him total credibility as a pathological liar. More important, her performance delivers insight into this Christian woman's situation without disrespect. P.R. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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Readers and critics alike can't resist New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby's beloved Reverend Curtis Black series. Now the classic novel that introduced the trials and triumphs of a church family and their congregation is available in a beautiful new edition. Tanya Black has everything a woman could want: a fulfilling career, a beautiful daughter, an elegant home, and a handsome, charismatic husband who is pastor of a prominent Baptist church. And yet, none of it can hide the growing turbulence in her marriage. Her husband, Reverend Curtis Black, once a loving, devoted, and passionate partner, has grown remote, and Tanya is thrown into doubt about what she once cherished. When she uncovers disturbing truths, confirming scandalous rumors about Curtis, she questions all that she's ever believed in. But it is when Tanya is dealt the worst kind of betrayal a woman can face that her life is changed forever. Plunged into a bittersweet journey of discovery, she finds...

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