Claudia Mair Burney
Paperback | Pages: 389 pages Rating: 3.98 | 855 Users | 118 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White |
| ISBN: | 0781445507 (ISBN13: 9780781445504) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Christy Award Nominee for Contemporary Romance (2009) |
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Two Hearts, One God.Should Anything Else Matter?
Zora Nella Hampton Johnson knows exactly where she comes from—and her daddy won't let her forget. Of course for that privilege he keeps her in Prada and Kate Spade, Coach and YSL. He chooses her boyfriend, her car, her address, and ignores her love of painting, art, and the old ways of her grandaddy's soulful AME church—where the hymns pleaded, cajoled, and raised the roof. Her daddy may be a preacher, but some-where among the thousands of church members, the on-site coffee house, and the JumboTron, Zora lost God. And she wants Him back.
Nicky Parker, a recent graduate of Berkeley and reformed playboy, also suffers the trials of being a preacher's kid, and he can't remember the last time he saw eye-to-eye with his white, racist, Southern Baptist father. What he does remember—and it will be forever burned in his brain despite myriad prayers to Jesus—is the way Zora looked the first time he saw her. Like Nefertiti. Only better. When they meet at a bible study far from their respective home churches, the first churlish, sarcastic sparks that fly sizzle with defensiveness. But God has a special way of feeding the flames and though of different flocks, these two lost sheep will find Him and much, much more.
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| Title | : | Zora and Nicky |
| Author | : | Claudia Mair Burney |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 389 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2008 by David C. Cook |
| Categories | : | Romance. Christian Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Interracial Romance. Contemporary. Contemporary Romance |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 855 Users | 118 ReviewsComment On Out Of Books Zora and Nicky
Woah, woah, woah!Interracial couples. Abortion. Rape. Masturbation. Racism. Apostasy. Hypocrisy. All mentioned in a novel... by a Christian???Published by a Christian Publishing Company!?!?!?! (David C. Cook, I LOVE you!)Yes. Tis' is true. All of it. Now before you move your mouse away from the To Read button, all of these themes are for the spiritual growth (and entertainment, of course) of the audience that reads this novel. However, if you are prudish, you won't enjoy this novel.AMAZINGOne of the best novels I've read in a long while. Real, shocking at times, and very romantic. Can't wait to read more from Claudia Mair Burney!
I had no idea what to expect when I picked Zora and Nicky off of the shelf at the library. This novel turned out to be a good story. It definitely ranks as one of the best books that I have read on the subject of interracial relationships. I found myself going through a lot of different emotions as the relationship between Zora and Nicky developed. Their common bond is the fact that both of them are PK's (pastor's kids). How they meet and develop their relationship is worth taking the time to
Rounded up from 3.5... This was an experience.So many words come to mind to describe it... honest, entertaining, and very well written. However, I had some issues with the biblical aspects (too much cherry picking, imo) and the ending left me cold.
This book was not the typical Christian fiction! It dealt with race, religion, bigotry, racism, sex, being a preachers kid, Christian celebrity and community. Even had a character mocked after Brennan Manning! Although it was a romance, and you knew the two main characters would be together, it still had many surprises.
What do you do when you feel like a stranger in your own land?Thats the question that Zora and Nicky face. They both grew up in the church, children of ministers. Their whole lives were about living and walking in the footsteps of Jesus. But when did it become a matter of trying to please their fathers more than Jesus? When did this require the sacrifice of their entire identities?Both Zora and Nicky are adrift. Nicky is the prodigal son, returned to the fold to try to rebuild his troubled
WOWSo....I've been trying to read romances for awhile, right? And kind of hating it because I keep getting slapped in the face with horrible writing. And I've also tried to read contemporary Christian books for awhile too, and hating the bad writing and getting slapped in the face with the love of Jesus. Last but not least, I've been trying to read interacial romances, and besides carrying over the bad writing from the romance genre, I've been getting slapped in the face with all levels of
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