'Left me wanting more. Masterfully written' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
'This book is the one I've passed to friends, family and anyone else who will listen to me rave about how warm and wonderful this writing is... beautiful and honest' Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires, and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good.
There is fourteen-year-old Jael, who nurses a crush on the preacher's wife; the mother who bakes a sublime peach cobbler every Monday for her date with the married Pastor; and Eula and Caroletta, single childhood friends who seek solace in each other's arms every New Year's Eve.
With their secret longings, new love, and forbidden affairs, these church ladies are as seductive as they want to be, as vulnerable as they need to be, as unfaithful and unrepentant as they care to be - and as free as they deserve to be.
I want to take a star off because this book is too short! Each story in this book was perfect. That she put peach cobbler and instructions in the same book without making it cliche. The story about Jael was so cleverly done! Basically, I need to get a copy of this for my bookshelf!
Thank you, NetGalley for the chance to read and review this book!
