The color of love was written before dating and marriage between black women and white men were a common occurrence. Sandra kitt library cataloging specialist general theological. Books by sandra kitt author of the color of love goodreads. The sandra kitt collection volume one by kitt, sandra ebook. After graduating from the music and art high school in new york, she earned a bachelors degree in fine arts from city college of new york. The characters are well written with believable depth. Discount prices on books by sandra kitt, including titles like the color of love. Sandra kitt, author info, published books, bio, photo, video, and more. Sandra kitt has an uncanny ability to make the reader know and understand each character by giving enough background to make them believable and realistic.
The color of love tells the story of leah downey, a black graphic artist and her unlikely relationship with jason horn, a white cop. Bestselling author sandra kitt s novel of interracial love and friendship. Born to a white mother and an africanamerican father, dallas oliver has always felt like an outsider. This was the first book i read by sandra kitt, and it will always remain my favorite of her work.
Winner takes all sandra kitt 9781728214887 netgalley. One of the most tender and rewarding love stories ive ever read. From breaking ground as the first african american author to write for harlequin to her mainstream success with the color of love and many other acclaimed novels, essencebestselling author sandra kitt has received honors ranging from a romantic times lifetime achievement award to a zora neale hurston award and an naacp image award nomination. In bestselling author sandra kitt s provocative urban romance, lightskinned patricia gilberts identity becomes even more complicated when she falls in love family affairs a woman who seems to have everything comes face to face with a troublesome man from her past in this blockbuster novel by bestselling author sandra kitt. Sandra kitts most popular book is the color of love. Consummate storyteller sandra kitt returns with a brandnew series of contemporary romances featuring interracial couples in which either the hero, heroine, or both suddenly and unexpectedly come into a large sum of money. The color of love ebook by sandra kitt 9781480438781. In the color of love, kitt explores an interracial relationship between an african american woman named leah who is a graphic designer and a white man named jason, who is a new york city police officer.
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Lynn harris as a bold and imaginative tale that is sure to keep readers turning the pages, sandra kitt s interracial love story presents a man and a woman whose fates are changed forever by a random act of violence lee grafton is a divorced cop and the father of a teenage girl. The original title was through the eyes of love, which was later renamed to the colo. Sandra kitt has 45 books on goodreads with 10314 ratings. Sandra kitt s first mainstream novel, the color of love, was released in 1995 from to critical acclaim from library journal, and usa today. The novel is about the color complex within the black community. Sandra kitt is the author of more than twenty novels, including the color of love, significant others, and close encounters, as well as numerous short stories. The color of love sandra kitt 9781480438781 netgalley. Fast forward to 20, and i found myself reading the color of love once again, and to my sheer delight, it was like reading it again for the first time. Southern comfort by sandra kitt nook book ebook barnes. The color of love by sandra kitt nook book ebook barnes. View sandra kitts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This well written book explores, with tenderness, the complexities involved in the evolution of the relationship between leah and jason. Acclaimed for her moving depictions of interracial love, bestselling author sandra kitt delivers a passionate and provoc.
Each time i read a book by sandra kitt, i notice ive done so in basically one sitting because they hold me in their thrall. He didnt want his children to be angry and black, but black and well prepared. Buy the paperback book the color of love by sandra kitt at indigo. Kitt is extremely proud of the color of love, the 1995 novel that dealt with a relationship between a white male cop and an african american female book designer. Her work has been nominated for the naacp image award and has appeared on theessence and blackboard bestseller lists.
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Sandra kitt has 45 books on goodreads with 9494 ratings. Book overview a talented black artist struggling in a loveless relationship and a streetwise white cop trying to recover from past traumas try to keep their love alive despite many obstacles. In 1986, asimov asked kitt to illustrate a book he was writing on halleys comet. The story started at a slow pace, but once the plot evolves the. The authors debut romance book tells an interracial love. The color of love by sandra kitt reading guidebook club. Aug 23, 2016 this book is controversial, not because this is an interracial romance, but that it exposed the love between a white cop and a black professional woman in new york city during the late eighties. All of sandra kitt s books hold your interest and really capture the everyday lives of people in society. Sandra kitts first mainstream novel, the color of love, was released in 1995 from signet books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The color of love by sandra kitt 2018, trade paperback for. The color of love was also optioned by hbo and lifetime from a script by sandra. This book is controversial, not because this is an interracial romance, but that it exposed the love between a white cop and a black professional woman in new york city during the late eighties.
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