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A Taste of Reality: A Brave African-American Woman Battles Workplace Discrimination and a Crumbling Marriage
A triumphant novel about an African-American woman who, against all odds, almost single-handedly faces down the most blatant kind of workplace discrimination, while at the same time dealing with a crumbling marriage and a trusted friend′s betrayal. On the surface, Anise seems to have it all: a successful career, a solid marriage, and good friends. But when she applies for a promotion at work, she loses out to a white colleague who isn′t as qualified for the job. But Anise doesn′t give up and tries again. At the same, she discovers that her husband is having an affair. And her best friend at work is keeping dangerous secrets. As brave as she is determined, Anise finds out that she has the strength to deal with the heartbreak and stay her course. Ultimately, she will discover that what is worth having is worth fighting for--in her career and , most importantly, in her heart.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Kimberla Lawson Roby
43 books2,788 followersNew York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker, Encourager of Women & Podcast Host, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has published 30 books which include her faith-based, nonfiction titles, THE WOMAN GOD CREATED YOU TO BE: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally and THE WOMAN GOD CREATED YOU TO BE: Companion Workbook & Discussion Guide, as well as some of her novels, such as CASTING THE FIRST STONE, SIN OF A WOMAN, A SINFUL CALLING, SISTER FRIENDS FOREVER, A CHRISTMAS PRAYER, THE PRODIGAL SON, THE PERFECT MARRIAGE, THE REVEREND’S WIFE, IT'S AS THIN LINE, and her debut title, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, which was originally self-published through her own company, Lenox Press. She has sold more than 3 million copies of her books, and they have frequented numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Essence, Upscale, Black Christian News, AALBC.com, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, The Dallas Morning News, The Austin Chronicle and many others. Kimberla is also the host of The Woman God Created You to Be Podcast.
Over the years, Kimberla has spoken to thousands of women at conferences, churches, expos, workshops, luncheons, libraries, colleges, universities and bookstores. She shares her own personal journey straight from her heart and has a strong passion toward helping women become all that God created them to be.
Kimberla is the 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction, the recipient of the 2017 SOAR Radio Trailblazer of Honor award, the 2017 Southwest Florida Reading Festival Distinguished Author award, the 2017 AAMBC Christian Fiction Author of the Year award and the 2014 AAMBC Female Author of the Year award, the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 African-American Literary Awards Show (New York, NY) Female Author of the Year award, the Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2001 for CASTING THE FIRST STONE, and in 2001, Kimberla was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame (Rockford, IL). Additionally, in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read, and in February 2021, her nonfiction book, The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional, giving her 4 NAACP Image Award nominations in total.
Kimberla’s books deal with very real issues, including women empowerment, sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination in the workplace, problems within the church (and the consequences), Christian/family/moral values, drug and gambling addiction, marriage, infidelity, single motherhood, breast cancer, infertility, sibling rivalry, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, mental illness, and the care-giving of a parent to name a few. In addition, Kimberla’s books offer a message of redemption, forgiveness, and the realities of everyday life. Kimberla resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
To share your thoughts with Kimberla regarding her work, please e-mail her at: kim@kimroby.com
Over the years, Kimberla has spoken to thousands of women at conferences, churches, expos, workshops, luncheons, libraries, colleges, universities and bookstores. She shares her own personal journey straight from her heart and has a strong passion toward helping women become all that God created them to be.
Kimberla is the 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction, the recipient of the 2017 SOAR Radio Trailblazer of Honor award, the 2017 Southwest Florida Reading Festival Distinguished Author award, the 2017 AAMBC Christian Fiction Author of the Year award and the 2014 AAMBC Female Author of the Year award, the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 African-American Literary Awards Show (New York, NY) Female Author of the Year award, the Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2001 for CASTING THE FIRST STONE, and in 2001, Kimberla was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame (Rockford, IL). Additionally, in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read, and in February 2021, her nonfiction book, The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional, giving her 4 NAACP Image Award nominations in total.
Kimberla’s books deal with very real issues, including women empowerment, sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination in the workplace, problems within the church (and the consequences), Christian/family/moral values, drug and gambling addiction, marriage, infidelity, single motherhood, breast cancer, infertility, sibling rivalry, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, mental illness, and the care-giving of a parent to name a few. In addition, Kimberla’s books offer a message of redemption, forgiveness, and the realities of everyday life. Kimberla resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
To share your thoughts with Kimberla regarding her work, please e-mail her at: kim@kimroby.com
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February 16, 2019
I finally finished my first book of the year. It's not that it wasn't good bc it was. I love Kimberla Lawson Roby.
September 7, 2018
Great Read!
You know the book is good when you find yourself talking out loud to the characters! Must-read!
You know the book is good when you find yourself talking out loud to the characters! Must-read!
September 19, 2017
This book was hard to finish.
August 30, 2017
This book was kind of odd. I thought that Anise was Charlotte’s cousin that is no longer speaking to her, but they never mentioned Charlotte, so I was kind of thrown off. BUT, this story was written at the same time that Too Much of a Good Thing was written and Charlotte hadn’t made it into the picture, well not as a leading lady. The story touches on something that is dear to both People of Color and women: workforce discrimination. Even I have felt that sting. I didn’t have any tangible proof, but when it happens, you know. Anise had a lot going on in her life. Going through this workforce discrimination, a divorce, and a possible new love.
I think that David is an ass. The fact that he is at Anise’s neck about not having a baby, a BLACK baby, knowing his racial preference, is quite disturbing. Bringing a child into your mess, dysfunction, is selfish. There is something to be said about self hating Negroes. I feel sorry for David. He is quite pathetic. I did want to see more of his motives. He seemed to be quite upset that Anise wasn’t falling apart without him.
She handled that mess with her husband the wrong way. First of all, she knew that their marriage was over a long time ago. Yes, she wanted it to go back to the way it use to be, but who the hell gets their request when it comes to that. In the garage, she should have listened, and recorded if she had her phone. Later, hired a private investigator, divorced his ass when it came to it and forced alimony with the information of infidelity the investigator found. “Work Smarter, not Harder”.
People of Color know when they are being treated differently due to their race. And don't get me started on patronizing behavior from men as a woman. But sometimes, I don't think it is blatant racism. For example, the incident at the store. Young people please forgive me for throwing your generation under the bus, but many of our youth lack customer service skills. Yes, I know Rachel “helped” other patrons, but her lack of attentiveness, especially when confronted by her boss, showed a lack of skill sets that are needed in the service industry. As a boss, her nonchalant attitude would have pissed me off. She didn't seem to care about her job, let alone patrons. But, I don't know. Maybe she was being racist, but I also think it was something else.
When you gain a certain level of education or experience, of course you want a job that will compensate you for your ability. But why, oh why, do we have to demand that people that don’t want us around, must accept us? Forget Jim, Tom and Lyle and all of their corporate cousins. If they can’t see your skills, then another company will. Or better yet, since she is so great at what she does, she should start her own outsourcing company, which she did. Beat them at their own game. I just hated seeing her “begging” for a chance from these idiots. Glad to see that her mother planted that seed of entrepreneurship in her head during their conversation.
I hoped that she would forgive Lorna. You never know what you would do when your back is against the wall. Lorna panicked and did what she felt she had to do to survive. No one should judge her for that.
Good story! I wanted to know more about the other characters. Did Tom, Lyle and Jim get fired? Did the other employees sue once they received the information?
I think that David is an ass. The fact that he is at Anise’s neck about not having a baby, a BLACK baby, knowing his racial preference, is quite disturbing. Bringing a child into your mess, dysfunction, is selfish. There is something to be said about self hating Negroes. I feel sorry for David. He is quite pathetic. I did want to see more of his motives. He seemed to be quite upset that Anise wasn’t falling apart without him.
She handled that mess with her husband the wrong way. First of all, she knew that their marriage was over a long time ago. Yes, she wanted it to go back to the way it use to be, but who the hell gets their request when it comes to that. In the garage, she should have listened, and recorded if she had her phone. Later, hired a private investigator, divorced his ass when it came to it and forced alimony with the information of infidelity the investigator found. “Work Smarter, not Harder”.
People of Color know when they are being treated differently due to their race. And don't get me started on patronizing behavior from men as a woman. But sometimes, I don't think it is blatant racism. For example, the incident at the store. Young people please forgive me for throwing your generation under the bus, but many of our youth lack customer service skills. Yes, I know Rachel “helped” other patrons, but her lack of attentiveness, especially when confronted by her boss, showed a lack of skill sets that are needed in the service industry. As a boss, her nonchalant attitude would have pissed me off. She didn't seem to care about her job, let alone patrons. But, I don't know. Maybe she was being racist, but I also think it was something else.
When you gain a certain level of education or experience, of course you want a job that will compensate you for your ability. But why, oh why, do we have to demand that people that don’t want us around, must accept us? Forget Jim, Tom and Lyle and all of their corporate cousins. If they can’t see your skills, then another company will. Or better yet, since she is so great at what she does, she should start her own outsourcing company, which she did. Beat them at their own game. I just hated seeing her “begging” for a chance from these idiots. Glad to see that her mother planted that seed of entrepreneurship in her head during their conversation.
I hoped that she would forgive Lorna. You never know what you would do when your back is against the wall. Lorna panicked and did what she felt she had to do to survive. No one should judge her for that.
Good story! I wanted to know more about the other characters. Did Tom, Lyle and Jim get fired? Did the other employees sue once they received the information?
March 16, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get through it but I'm glad I picked it up. This book dealt a lot with race and it opened my eyes to some things that happen in the workplace.
This book was about a woman named Anise that worked for a company that was ran by three white men. As her time passes at the company, and higher positions are becoming available Anise is constantly passed over. She can find no other reason for this slight besides the fact that she is black. This disturbs her so she decides to do something about it.
Also, Anise is having trouble at home due to her husband cheating on her.
This book was about a woman named Anise that worked for a company that was ran by three white men. As her time passes at the company, and higher positions are becoming available Anise is constantly passed over. She can find no other reason for this slight besides the fact that she is black. This disturbs her so she decides to do something about it.
Also, Anise is having trouble at home due to her husband cheating on her.
May 21, 2012
Although this book spoke truths, it was predictable and horrible. If you want cussing, lying, adultery, carnal christians, anger, racism, and revenge, then this is the book for you. I listened to it on audio and the reader was very inexperienced. Because there was only one reader, the voice transformations were mediocre at best. I could picture the I'm-black-and-you-treated-me-wrong neck roll. I am a black woman who have dealt with these issues on some level, however, the author did not offer any redemptive qualities with any of characters.
March 7, 2017
Ok ladies, I have one question? If men don't want to be married, why can't they just come on out and say it. Next does it make a difference if you tell us now or later. Like really, everything that's done in the dark comes to the light. And what friend (true Godly friend) betrays another. I hated that Anise and Frank were headed for a break up. But that's a risk you take when a man hasn't closed the door on his past relationship. A true man that is. I admire Franks honesty. He told her in the beginning that he was still in love with his first wife. I'm not saying I agree with him taking her back after all these years and no word from her, but that how love is. Anise took a chance on something she had never done. I admire her strength even more. As she said she had been thru too much to hold her head down. For her life was just beginning. Those of us with strong faith and great determination, " we survive '! Good job!!
October 11, 2018
Very good book taught me a lot about life as a whole nobody know you will end up with but being love with the love your life is a great thing
Thank you the book was fantastic i really enjoy the end she got what you wanted and still got the others what they deserve and there are people willing to stand up for what is right i felt sorry for Lorna because she settle for less then her worth but over all it was a great book .
Thank you the book was fantastic i really enjoy the end she got what you wanted and still got the others what they deserve and there are people willing to stand up for what is right i felt sorry for Lorna because she settle for less then her worth but over all it was a great book .
January 16, 2021
This book was just one over-the-top blatant act of racism, sexism, and inappropriate work behavior after another, in every aspect of the main character’s life. It just got to be too much. (I will say, this was published in 2004 and I listened in 2021 so it may just be dated. If so, it’s just one of those books that doesn’t stand the test of time.) The writing was fine and the plot moved along- I just got tired of rolling my eyes.
June 30, 2025
This book was just okay to me. By far my least favorite book by Kimberla Lawson Roby.
May 23, 2014
A Taste Of Reality was a good book I will give it 4 stars only because the book could have been better with the plot. This is the first interracial book by the author.
SPOILER ALERT AHEAD
First thing first I like how it was centered on the race and gender prejudices in the workforce, because even though this book was written thirteen years ago it still a major problem in the work force. I just wish Anise would have fought for the other workers as well, I feel like he author took the cheap way out and not going further in the plot.
Third thing the author was not consistent in certain area of things, when discussing the fact that her husband never have oral sex, anise thought back to her collage boyfriend who gave her oral sex, whereas in the part of the book where she was gonna have sex with Frank she stated she never done this before have sex with another man besides her husband, keep the facts trait author, she did this on another occasion as the book.
The main character was going through marriage trouble, the author hit on the spot that's is very recognizable now a days a black man will surely date the African American woman while he has nothing and then dumps her once he is well established for the Caucasian woman. Her husband was a totally ass and I would of went upside his head for some of the things he said to her. I'm glad she left her husband and finally found love.
Speaking of love, I do not like how she actually comes to accept interracial dating, confronts her friend on her backwards thinking and then not get together in the end that is so wrong, we love happy endings, Anise went through a lot of emotions in the book and this is how she ends the book.
Overall thoughts, the book was a great book. Like I stated above it's gets four out of five stars from me.
Happy reading!!!
SPOILER ALERT AHEAD
First thing first I like how it was centered on the race and gender prejudices in the workforce, because even though this book was written thirteen years ago it still a major problem in the work force. I just wish Anise would have fought for the other workers as well, I feel like he author took the cheap way out and not going further in the plot.
Third thing the author was not consistent in certain area of things, when discussing the fact that her husband never have oral sex, anise thought back to her collage boyfriend who gave her oral sex, whereas in the part of the book where she was gonna have sex with Frank she stated she never done this before have sex with another man besides her husband, keep the facts trait author, she did this on another occasion as the book.
The main character was going through marriage trouble, the author hit on the spot that's is very recognizable now a days a black man will surely date the African American woman while he has nothing and then dumps her once he is well established for the Caucasian woman. Her husband was a totally ass and I would of went upside his head for some of the things he said to her. I'm glad she left her husband and finally found love.
Speaking of love, I do not like how she actually comes to accept interracial dating, confronts her friend on her backwards thinking and then not get together in the end that is so wrong, we love happy endings, Anise went through a lot of emotions in the book and this is how she ends the book.
Overall thoughts, the book was a great book. Like I stated above it's gets four out of five stars from me.
Happy reading!!!
September 9, 2015
What Did I Think Of "A Taste of Reality?
This book was mediocre.
This book was tolerable.
This book was okay.
This book tasted like... Low Sodium Saltine Crackers.
The language was so basic, like it was written for preteens. And the switch to the omniscient POV of the Executives was a little disturbing. Especially when it came to random Jim's inner monologue. That came out of left field!
I knew I would not like the ending when I realized where it was headed. I really wish Kimberla would have left that part out.
This book tasted like... Low Sodium Saltine Crackers.
The language was so basic, like it was written for preteens. And the switch to the omniscient POV of the Executives was a little disturbing. Especially when it came to random Jim's inner monologue. That came out of left field!
I knew I would not like the ending when I realized where it was headed. I really wish Kimberla would have left that part out.
May 31, 2013
I enjoyed the book. It had so much going on from work, divorce, romance and even friends. I would have liked to read what happened to Anise and Frank, despite his wife coming back into the picture. Did she really find happiness? The company where Anise worked was such a mess day in and out. Lorna, didn't know which way to go when it came to standing up for the truth. She was only looking out for herself. How do Lyle, Jim and Tom run a company the way they want for no regards for people? The co-workers should not get treated like that no matter what type of degree they have,gender or color. I'm surprise Anise didn't have a nervous breakdown, with so much going on in her life.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2016
This book was stressful for me at times. I wanted to stop reading it so many times. But instead I kept thinking it's going to pick up with the main plot "discrimination " in the workplace at the firm. I would of rather experience a class action suit causing national attention. The book was too predictable and I knew both men would end up leaving her. I don't think I will read another book from this author.
March 13, 2014
Anise has her hands full with all the things she is trying to sort through. Job/career, husband, friend, and work issues. How much can one woman take? But what does she do when it all comes crashing down on her? Stay tuned to find out just how she manages to make things work for her.
Roby brings a woman's struggles in a white man's world to life with a bit of flare.
Roby brings a woman's struggles in a white man's world to life with a bit of flare.
September 27, 2019
I’ve read most of this authors work , which usually keep my attention but not this one.
The main female character isn’t interesting to me and it was difficult to get vested in ? I couldn’t finish this Kimbella book?
The main female character isn’t interesting to me and it was difficult to get vested in ? I couldn’t finish this Kimbella book?
August 15, 2008
Very good book about racism and falling in love with some one of a different race. I would recommend this book as a good read.
June 2, 2012
The characters were very one dimensional and crude. I read a lot of her stuff including the The Reverend Curtis Black Series but this book had not crazy twists. I expected better.
May 2, 2015
I couldn't get past the second chapter
October 10, 2016
4.5 stars. How a woman handled discrimination in her workplace and in her marriage.
May 11, 2017
The main character kinda drove me nuts! The very end disappointed me
September 30, 2017
I listened to the audio book on a roadtrip...AWFUL!
January 30, 2018
Great! I read this book before it is a good read. I know it is fiction I wish I had the support system. 👍🏾for Anise.
September 11, 2018
Loved it
Anise was a strong woman. Her husband was weak and sad. I loved Frank. Happy her former employers will pay the price for being ignorant and racist. Great story.
Anise was a strong woman. Her husband was weak and sad. I loved Frank. Happy her former employers will pay the price for being ignorant and racist. Great story.
October 14, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. Reality can really be interesting. But with the proper people in your corner & confidence, you can handle anything that comes your way.
February 12, 2019
The only good thing about this naive foolish trash was the ending.
March 16, 2019
S always
Kimberla Lawson Roby never disappoints. I l9ve the way she takes the things going on in the world and turn it into a novel. It really causes you to think about life.
Kimberla Lawson Roby never disappoints. I l9ve the way she takes the things going on in the world and turn it into a novel. It really causes you to think about life.
December 2, 2021
A Taste of Reality by Kimberla Lawson Roby 320/291 pages
Genre: Christian Fiction(I strongly disagree) , Contemporary Romance, African American,
Featuring: Tons of Drama, Sex - the detailed kind with onomatopoeias, Mitchell, Illinois, Workplace Woes, Racism, Discrimination, Harassment, Marital Problems, Profanity, Name-dropping
Rating as a movie: R for sexual content, adult language and content
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⅔
Synopsis: A black woman fights discrimination in the workplace after she is overlooked for a promotion for the second time.
My thoughts: Pg. 5 - Oh Snap! I have to start this scene over. 😭
Pg. 72 - I get the idea but these preachy bits are not 5 star worthy.
Pg. 181 - I should have seen this coming. I really want some Morton's after that last chapter.
Pg. 230 - This girl is getting on my nerves and this man is moving too fast.
Pg. 259 - I shouldn't even be taking a break at this point, but honestly this has gone from good drama to over the top soap opera and I was hoping for 5 stars.
This started off with a bang but the characters became very narrowed minded and the thoughts and ideas of the characters were very dated. For a book that was set in the early 2000s it felt very 1988-1991, and that took away from the story. There was too much going on and the details became lacking. Roby fell into the telling instead of showing style of writing that brings the quality of her work down. I don't know why she does it because the first half of the book isn't written like that. I don't know why Goodreads has this labeled as Christian Fiction. There is nothing Christian about this book. There are sex scenes, a lot of swearing, the MC grew up in church but has no relationship with God and isn't trying to build one, her mother is a Christian but she doesn't offer any Biblical advice or counseling other than she's not a fan of adultery. Just because an author has written Christian Fiction before doesn't make all of their works Christian Fiction. I don't know why this isn't labeled Urban because it has several of the characteristics of Urban Fiction and none of the Christian Fiction ones. The other issues I had with this book were the salaries. This is the first time I have this issue with a Roby book. The characters have low salaries but expensive mortgages and cars. Makes no sense to me, please do more research. Overall the book lost stars because the second half wasn't written well and the events were immoderate and inconceivable. It got ⅔ instead of ¾ because I'm over authors, especially this one, saying the character pushed End on their cellphone. You don't have to say it every single time. Find other ways to up your word count.
Recommend to others?: Maybe. This is most definitely not Christian Fiction, at first it was giving me Waiting to Exhale vibes but somewhere in the middle it got lazy and outrageous. Because of the content you'll either appreciate the bluntness of the characters or become highly offended by it.
Genre: Christian Fiction(I strongly disagree) , Contemporary Romance, African American,
Featuring: Tons of Drama, Sex - the detailed kind with onomatopoeias, Mitchell, Illinois, Workplace Woes, Racism, Discrimination, Harassment, Marital Problems, Profanity, Name-dropping
Rating as a movie: R for sexual content, adult language and content
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⅔
Synopsis: A black woman fights discrimination in the workplace after she is overlooked for a promotion for the second time.
My thoughts: Pg. 5 - Oh Snap! I have to start this scene over. 😭
Pg. 72 - I get the idea but these preachy bits are not 5 star worthy.
Pg. 181 - I should have seen this coming. I really want some Morton's after that last chapter.
Pg. 230 - This girl is getting on my nerves and this man is moving too fast.
Pg. 259 - I shouldn't even be taking a break at this point, but honestly this has gone from good drama to over the top soap opera and I was hoping for 5 stars.
This started off with a bang but the characters became very narrowed minded and the thoughts and ideas of the characters were very dated. For a book that was set in the early 2000s it felt very 1988-1991, and that took away from the story. There was too much going on and the details became lacking. Roby fell into the telling instead of showing style of writing that brings the quality of her work down. I don't know why she does it because the first half of the book isn't written like that. I don't know why Goodreads has this labeled as Christian Fiction. There is nothing Christian about this book. There are sex scenes, a lot of swearing, the MC grew up in church but has no relationship with God and isn't trying to build one, her mother is a Christian but she doesn't offer any Biblical advice or counseling other than she's not a fan of adultery. Just because an author has written Christian Fiction before doesn't make all of their works Christian Fiction. I don't know why this isn't labeled Urban because it has several of the characteristics of Urban Fiction and none of the Christian Fiction ones. The other issues I had with this book were the salaries. This is the first time I have this issue with a Roby book. The characters have low salaries but expensive mortgages and cars. Makes no sense to me, please do more research. Overall the book lost stars because the second half wasn't written well and the events were immoderate and inconceivable. It got ⅔ instead of ¾ because I'm over authors, especially this one, saying the character pushed End on their cellphone. You don't have to say it every single time. Find other ways to up your word count.
Recommend to others?: Maybe. This is most definitely not Christian Fiction, at first it was giving me Waiting to Exhale vibes but somewhere in the middle it got lazy and outrageous. Because of the content you'll either appreciate the bluntness of the characters or become highly offended by it.
December 20, 2017
2.00 Stars. Dull and wearisome! Although you get a glimpse into the dysfunctional personal life of this heroine, this is not a story about love or romance; it reads like a poorly prepared case study in racial and sexual discrimination in the work place. Anise, the heroine, a black educated female, has been passed over twice for a promotion that went to lesser qualified white males and is about to be passed over again for an unqualified white female. The story uses tons of unrealistic dialogue or takes off on a tangent spouting discrimination legal speak to establish the legitimacy of Anise's claim. Then there's her "love life", a cheating husband and a love interest who is still in love with his estranged wife. Nothing about this long tiresome read is note worthy except it's rambling unbelievable dialogue.
February 11, 2019
"A Taste of Reality" is about discrimination in the workplace like it still is today. Tom, Jim, and Lyle had a problem with any other minorities and only hired them because he had to and not because he wanted to.
Anise got tired of the treatment she was receiving and she decided to do something about it. She sued her company for $350,000 dollars and won the suit because they was trying to hurry up and get her away from this company.
Then on top of that Anise and David was having problems and decided to get a divorce, but Anise didn't mind and was glad to get him out of her life because she had hit it off with Frank. But in the end Franks wife return and wanted them to start over and he was lost for words cause he was not over his wife.
So at least you had the business you started and 350,000 so you can live without a man and follow your dreams.
Anise got tired of the treatment she was receiving and she decided to do something about it. She sued her company for $350,000 dollars and won the suit because they was trying to hurry up and get her away from this company.
Then on top of that Anise and David was having problems and decided to get a divorce, but Anise didn't mind and was glad to get him out of her life because she had hit it off with Frank. But in the end Franks wife return and wanted them to start over and he was lost for words cause he was not over his wife.
So at least you had the business you started and 350,000 so you can live without a man and follow your dreams.
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