Saturday's Child

by Gayle Jackson Sloan

What's love got to do with it? Not a damn thing as far as Sara Livingston can see. Girlfriend has serious attitude. Life and love have not been kind. The last thing on her mind is getting into yet another doomed relationship. Sara's got too many other things to deal in her life to even think about love, like a boss she can't stand, sisters who still treat her like a child, a co-worker that could go postal at any moment and a friend tottering on the brink of destruction. Nor can she forget the loser-from-hell that she's still technically married to but has not seen in three years, so by default, she considers herself a single mother. Still, when her best friend introduces her to not one, but two men, things turn upside down for Sara. First she meets Franklin, a complex brother who says he's looking for a good woman and a chance in life…but could that be what he’s really after? Next, she meets Theo, a widower, who, although seemingly nice enough, has a mistrustful daughter, a resentful teenage son, and is still grieving for his wife of twenty years. Sara feels he may have more baggage than she does. However, both men will impact Sara's life in ways she never imagined. One teaches her the true meaning of love and one teaches her the terror of obsession. When a vicious tragedy strikes, will Sara try to handle it by herself, as usual, or will she lean on the love of a lifetime to help her survive it?

394 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Gayle Jackson Sloan is a native of Philadelphia, but has lived in various places and has traveled extensively, helping to fuel her imagination for the people and places in her novels. Gayle has loved to read and write since she was four years old. Growing up, she used to write volumes of poetry that was inspired by the syncopated rhythms of Maya Angelou and the freestyle of Nikki Giovanni. Life, however, has a way of sometimes getting in the way and she put aside her poetry to raise her daughter. Encouraged by her mother and husband, she started two books that were still languishing in the bottom of a drawer. However, it wasn't until the passing of her beloved mother that she finally finished her first novel, Saturday's Child, which she first self-published.

Amid personal tragedies, upheavals, and general chaos, she struggled tenaciously to finish her second novel, Wednesday's Woes , which is a follow up -- not a sequel -- to her first novel. She attended Philadelphia University where she studied interior design. She is currently a legal assistant at a prestigious law firm. When she is not writing, reading or gardening, she is teaching her grandchildren to say "Nana is a Diva!"

Reviews

[Venessia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am just now getting around to reading this book, and I'm mad I didn't pick it up sooner. This is not your average romance book. Sara Livingston is sick of it all.......the men, her job, single parenthood, her financial woes, life in general. She was a Saturday's child.......destined to work hard...but she was TIRED. Her coworker and best friend Brenda tries to hook Sara's love life up...first with her boyfriend's ex con cousin named Frankie and her well off Uncle Theo...a recent widow. In this book we watch Sara handle a crazy series of life events...love, lost, death, rape, you name it. What I loved about this book was how well developed the characters were and how I think Sara is a little bit of every woman that will read this amazing novel. She is a very relatable character and will have you rooting for her until the very end.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice story.

[Shavaugn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know the author so I have to plug this one. An amazing first from Gayle and a great read. I love the way she tells a story.

[Cerria]

I learned that you is not suppose to depend on anybody but yourself, also that men is not the only thing in this world. if you really want something go out there and get it

[Weather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!!!! True Love is Real!!!

[Rosalyn Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good