Sweet Georgia Brown -Book Review

Sweet Georgia Brown left me feeling both uplifted and sad. The dichotomy of emotion was brought on by the demise of a relationship and the personal growth of one of its participants.

In Sweet Georgia Brown, author Cheryl Robinson introduces us to Marvin and Georgia Brown, a down on their luck couple living with Marvin's parents. While Georgia works a 9-5 job, Marvin spends his days at home and works at night as a stand up comedian. Georgia seems to possess unwavering faith in her husband despite his father's warnings that she can do bad by herself.

The family's financial struggle pays off and they are rewarded with an extravagant lifestyle. Unfortunately, when the money came, it seems the happiness left and they are left with a lot of emotional baggage to deal with. Eventually, Georgia finds her own voice and moves from behind Marvin's shadow. While raising his teenage daughter (that she never knew about), Georgia realizes that the Marvin she married is not the silver tongued Marvin of today.

While this was an interesting story, I felt that the timing was a little off and the characters were not well defined. Emphasis was placed on the back story, but to me the story felt rushed towards the end and of course there was no real conclusion. Sweet Georgia Brown definitely leaves room for a sequel.

Please Utilize Your Library

In this time of budget cuts and layoffs, there are few certainties. If the library, including the Multicultural Collection is important to you, please continue to support it, by visiting, checking out materials and coming to programs.

The County is being forced to make difficult decisions this month that are sure to effect the library. It is our goal to maintain the quality services to which you have become accustomed. While the purchasing budget will probably be lowered, we still expect to receive new materials, even if on a smaller scale. This makes your suggestions and ideas more critical than ever. We need to know what you would like to see. Keep in mind that we will not be able to follow through with every suggestion, but we will try our best to honor as many requests as possible. Remember that the Union County Public Library does not actively pursue erotica or titles published by vanity presses (self published).

For your convenience there a couple of ways to make suggestions as to which books we buy. You can:
1. Fill out a Request/Reserve Card at the Reference or Circulation Desk.
2. Choose Suggestions on the Library Webpage (www.union.lib.nc.us)

We look forward to hearing your suggestions.

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