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A
Private Affair
Donna Hill
Reviewed by Lisa Patrick
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In
A Private Affair, Donna Hill demonstrates a shrewd insight into the
male and female psyche. Abandoned by both parents before he reached
adulthood, Quinn Parker is in turmoil after the violent death of his
loving and supportive twin sister just when they might have had a chance
to move out of their rough area of Harlem. Quinn soon meets a woman who
might be his savior, Nikita Harrell.
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Nikita is from Long Island and had lived
a rather scripted upper middle class life until her impulsive decision to drop out of
medical school and pursue a career in magazine publishing. Nikita is big on working with
what she’s got to get to where she’s going, and Quinn senses it’s time for
some changes. He has provided protection for local “businessmen” for several
years, but has not developed the writing and musical talents he previously shared with his
sister, Lacy. Quinn and Nikita meet and fall in love, adding considerably to each
other’s lives. But will it last?
Despite the straightforward description on its back cover, A Private Affair is
nicely multilayered. At first, it reads like a typical opposites-attract love story. But
Donna Hill has excellent narrative timing and transforms the story at just the right
moments. She also creates a powerful empathy for more than the two main characters,
dividing the reader’s loyalties and thereby upping the emotional ante of the
book’s ending. A Private Affair is well written, smart, and heart breaking.
It's definitely worth the read.
M
December 1999 |
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