The lives of five thirtyish African-Americans are updated in this
final installment of a trilogy (Invisible Life, 1992; Just As I Am,
1994) that doesn't stray from the soap-opera conventions that also
govern the first two. The cast will be familiar to readers of the
series: Raymond, Trent, Nicole, Jared, and Basil are all educated,
successful, fairly well-off professionals who eat sumptuous meals
and spend time with expensive therapists - a deft by-the-numbers
strategy that excuses Harris from having to develop their
characters himself. Ray and his old frat brother Trent live happily
in their gorgeous Seattle home; Nicole and Jared, still childless
in New York, enjoy immaculate marital bliss; Basil, also a Big
Apple denizen, is a handsome ESPN sports commentator. All the men
have excellent pectorals and exquisite butts; all the women are
shapely and beautiful. Not that they don't have problems. When Ray
is nominated for a federal judgeship, his love for Trent is
challenged by an FBI background check that reveals Trent's criminal
record. Nicole wins a part in the show Dreamgirls, but her success
is threatened by a scheming understudy. Basil internally rages
against his uncle while nonviolently abusing a variety of men and
women. Still, in the end anyone who is driven by hatred is
thwarted; anyone who embraces love and forgiveness prevails; and
most reconciliations are sealed by hot tumbles in the bedroom. Only
friendless loner Basil fails to right himself, though the close
offers some hope - presumably for another installment. Harris is a
writer with a passable talent for pacing and dialogue, but his
characters fail to evolve and their changes of heart are wholly
predictable. More of the same from an unadventurous conception.
(Kirkus Reviews)
In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their respective lovers, best friends, and potential enemies. Abide with Me moves between the worlds of New York City, where Nicole has recently settled in order to pursue her dream of returning to the Broadway stage, and Seattle, where a late-night phone call from a U.S. Senator is about to change Raymond's life dramatically. Relationships and ambitions are tested as Harris deftly guides us toward this entertaining novel's conclusion.
Sexy and heartwarming in equal measure, Abide with Me will thrill new readers as well as fans already familiar with Harris's unique take on the universal themes of love, friendship, and family. E. Lynn Harris has truly done it again.
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