Better Than I Know Myself

De: Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant

Narrado por: Lisa Renee Pitts

The beloved #1 Essence best-selling authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made now deliver a novel in which you'll meet their most unforgettable characters yet. Carmen, Jewel, and Regina could not be more different. When they meet as freshmen at Columbia University, they're pretty confident that a friendship among them isn't in the cards.

Jewel is Hollywood royalty; as the teenage star of the TV show Daddy's Girl, her face is instantly recognizable all across America. Now, though, she wants two things: to get a serious education and to leave her controlling stage-mother behind. Regina is the definitive upper-middle-class African-American girl. Her picture-perfect parents are what she calls "black Ward and June Cleavers", and their goals for her are like a stranglehold. No one can see, though, how far Regina's rebellious side will take her, or how treacherous it will become. Carmen is just trying to get by. A child of the projects whose father is dead and whose mother has vanished, Carmen has been raised by her abusive brother. Columbia is the way for her to get a better life, if she can hold down two jobs and keep her grade point average up.

When the three of them meet, their lives are at a crossroad. And as the years progress, from the 1980s to the present day, they are challenged by drug addiction, fame, secrets from the past, sickness, betrayal, and the darkest things women can face. One of them won't survive. But what will be the lasting legacy of their friendship? Better Than I Know Myself is a novel of heartache, triumph, tears, and the unshakeable bonds among women.

©2004 Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

Choose this one!

Terrific plot and characters, plus beautiful writing and narration. Impossible to put down! Audible, please offer other books by the authors.

Great Read!

The reviews I read before purchasing this audiobook did not let me down. This was a great read for someone like me in thier mid 30s who have dealt with the trials and tribulations of life.

Loved It More Than Expected!!

While I initially struggled with the character voices, I stuck with this Audibook trough laughs, head shaking, I few "say whaaaaat's" and "oh my goodnesses", and eventually the tears. What a great tail of friendship to the very end! I hated when the book came to a close and I really appreciated the writers note at the end. I definitely recommend reading/listening to this book!

Could Not Put It Away

This was by far one of the best audible titles that I have listened to. The Characters are so real and unforgettable. The Narration just pulls you right into their lives.

Made me cry

a few times and I don't cry easily. I really feel I know the characters.

Sucks you into their lives

Great narrator, the story is good , I caught myself talking back to these women's decisions, enjoyed this one , worth the credit

heart strings

This is a must read for friends, sister friends, and sisters alike. I saw myself and my two best friends in the character traits and attributes. So relatable and it pulls you in.

I will love to listen to it again, Very Happy

very happy and sad at the end of the story. Worth listening to. Beautiful

Best Book Yet!

There were so many joyful, sad and crazy times in the book it was hard to put down!

Wonderful Read/Listen

Loved it. I will definitely look into their other collaborations and individual books. I need a new favorite author.