#1 Essence Bestselling Authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant's novels are:

"Powerful." --Kirkus Reviews
"Refreshingly honest." --Publishers Weekly
"Engaging." --Essence
"Vividly realistic." --Midwest Book Review
"Hard to put down." --American Woman

More Praise for Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant:

"I laughed, I cried, I identified!!!"
- Sybil Wilkes, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, on Better Than I Know Myself

"They're back! Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, authors of one of my favorite books, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, have returned with Better Than I know Myself. It has a prologue that grabs you, a story that holds you, and characters that you will care about."
- Clara Villarosa, Bookseller, The Hue-man Bookstore & Cafe, Harlem on Better Than I Know Myself

"Strong, colorful characters distinguish DeBerry and Grant's warm and moving African-American family drama...moves gracefully between the 1950s and the present day, and an unusually varied cast of minor characters add spice to the full-bodied tale."
- Publishers Weekly on Far From the Tree

"Keenly drawn characters...a seamless work...a winning book about real, flawed people."
- QBRL The Black Book Review on Far From the Tree

"With sassy dialogue and a suspenseful narrative, this novel whips through its prologue and 23 well-written chapters."
- Dallas Morning News on Far From the Tree

"Captivating and compelling...brave, realistic, and touching."
- Booklist on Far From the Tree