Par For The Curse by Toyi Ward
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- Pub. Date: February 2009
- 260pp
- Sales Rank: 175,051
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 2009
- Publisher: Naphtali Books
- Format: Paperback, 260pp
- Sales Rank: 175,051
- ISBN-13: 9780615268194
- ISBN: 0615268196
Synopsis
Stormy has grown up with the warning that she is cursed. Raised in a family of eight women with twenty-four husbands among them, she has managed to escape the family's legacy thus far. Things begin to change once she is given the details concerning a hex that was cast upon her great grandmother over eighty years ago.
Managing the antics of her adulteress young cousin, Riley, exhausts Stormy. Comforting the heartbreak of her older cousin Lourdes, angers her. After a devastating turn of events on par with her birthright, Stormy decides to seek a remedy for the family's plight. She travels to New Orleans determined to find answers. Along the way she faces a quilt of obstacles and a set of choices that challenge her reality. Will she reveal the information or continue playing the hand she was dealt by an angry young woman in the Bayou?
Par for the Curse reveals the influence of voodoo and the impact of generational secrets on family, life, and love.
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Fiction with a Reality Twist !by HappeChis
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July 23, 2009: Par for the Curse may be fiction however, the story make us feel like we are entrenched in reality. Toyi Ward sheds a 'real' light on how we unintentionally hurt family members with by having family secrets meant to protect but in reality end up being painful baggage carried on for generation after generation.
Toyi Ward's debut novel , Par for the Curse is an absolutely wonderful read, well-written, a compelling storyline filled with unpredictable moments , twists and drama that you love to read about in books !Can't wait to read her follow-up novel, BUTTERFLY FALLS, which is expected to be release in 2010AAMBC Book Reviewsby aambcreviews
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June 14, 2009: Throughout the story, I am reminded of the women being cursed. The secret was let out by their Grandmother Lila before she died. She explained to her mature granddaughters that the scar on her ring finger happened when her best friend, Marie Williams, slicked across it at seventeen years old. She carved two uneven lines, believed this is where the heart line is, and that love will never run its course in her life. How does this curse continue in her genealogical line? Marie also whispered the curse in her ear after cutting the lines on her ring finger, saying, "The men you love will never love you. The men who love you, you will never love." Who wants this type of curse for their own life and their kindred? Wait until the truth is unleashed.
Stormy is aware of the curse, as well as her husband, Brandon, but they still divorce. He wanted children, and Stormy would not provide until after they are divorced. Now, she has to watch Miley come in the picture, who proposed to her husband and pregnant with his child too. She wants to break the curse. Can it be broken?Riley and Stormy are "double cousins". There mothers are sisters who married twin brothers. Their fathers died at a young age, which they united as "sisters" due to the loss. Stormy keeps Riley adulterous secret with a married man. Sadly to say, Riley does not appreciate the man who loves her, Damon, and falls in love with a married man, Kendall. This character thus far upsets me the most. Do you know how many women would love to have a good man that loves them and to be committed (marriage)? Yet, there are scandalous women out there, only out to get theirs! You will read how many times she has been married too.Lourdes is tolerating Ray's other children outside of their marriage. Ray may not fathered one or two of his children, but still claim them and Lourdes still accepts them as his. She has even moved in his son, RJ (Ray Jr) and his mother in their home. What!Toyi Ward brings out some great points of faith, hope, and love...we need to break generational curses. I believe God can break any of these curses (Deuteronomy 28), yet some people that curses only happen if you believe in them. The author also points out religion aspects to see if this is a method used to break curses. During my read, at first I felt I was rushed into scenes and had to re-read, but mid-way through the book...it took me on a roller-coaster ride of drama and deceit that some of the women put on themselves. Women have intuition and can see the "red flags", but still allow the mess to unfold in their journey of life...worth the read!Adrienna TurnerAAMBC Reviewer
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