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Title: Zachary's Wings by Rosemarie Robotham ISBN: 0-684-84726-4 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (33 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Here is a fluid and captivating love story.
Comment: Congratulations to Rosemarie Robotham on her novel "Zachary's Wings". Ms. Robotham is a wonderful story teller, capable of building complex characters whom you will root for throughout the story. Zach man is the guy we've all been waiting for. Korie is allowed to be both vulnerable and ultimately very strong, and her relationship with Simona will resonate for many woman who have come of age in the last two decades. This is a great holiday read. Set aside an afternoon -- you will want to know what happens to these people -- and be prepared to carry them with you long after the story is finished.

Rating: 4
Summary: Warm, tender and enlightening.
Comment: This book is well written and thought-provoking, without being deep. It is a warm and enjoyable story of an African-American love triangle.

Korie, from an aristocratic Jamaican family, is an educated and successful woman. In college, she is charmed by Sam, an intelligent but unambitious schoolmate. They marry, but eventually drift apart.

When Korie meets Zachary, it's magic. But soon Sam becomes gravely ill and needs Korie's constant care. Zachary quickly recognizes Sam's illness as AIDS, but Korie is afraid to confront the implications of that diagnosis, and neither of the men wants to disillusion her. In any case, Zachary soon becomes Sam's primary caretaker. Meanwhile, the stress of handling relations with two lovers, and also trying to live up to her family's expectations, drives Korie deeper and deeper into drug addiction and despair.

After Sam's death, Korie's despair and drug addiction grow worse, and Zachary returns to Philadelphia. But with her family's help, Korie eventually straightens herself and understands what a treasure she had in Zachary.

In Zachary, Robotham has created a saintly character without making him too good to be true - and that's no easy task. I go back to the single criterion I use to decide how well I like a novel: Did I care about these characters? And the answer is a resounding YES. The fact is I loved all three of them for as long as they lived in my imagination while reading this book.

In addition, the book did something for me which I'm not sure Robotham had in mind. It gave me a glimmer of insight into why African-Americans need the companionship of other African-Americans, and will never be completely comfortable as 12% of a White culture. She (Robotham) communicates this without screaming at the reader about the desperate conditions in the ghetto, or by any anti-White diatribes. It is just the cadences of the conversations, the assumptions and routines of daily life, which made me understand why there is nothing necessarily sinister or racist in the tendency of (for example) Black high school students to hang out together.

To accomplish this in less than 300 pages, along with telling a splendid love story, is an impressive accomplishment. Well done, Ms. Robotham!

Rating: 5
Summary: Warming to the Soul
Comment: I absolutely loved this book. I am not a "random fiction reader" but I was quite pleased with this book. The tale of an African American male being the core of his family is wonderful and refreshing. It pays tribute to the millions of Zachary's of this world who are often cast in such a negative light because of stereotype and the various isms that plague our society. This book was well crafted as it told the stories from multiple view points which is essential (I think) to any story.
I am anxious to read other tales from this author as this novel clearly indicates that her mind is a treasure chest.