From Eric Jerome Dickey comes the New York Times bestselling book that stirred up controversy with its bold portrayal of racial identity and subtle understanding of sexual intimacy. Jordan Greene is in culture shock when he arrives in Manhattan from his Tennessee hometown. Still, he manages to keep the pace and stay in the race, with a Wall Street job, a Queens apartment, and a very sexy girlfriend named J'nette.
But when Jordan meets Kimberly Chavers, what starts as a shared cab ride turns into something more. This girl is funny, fiesty, fine...and white. And for a man with Malcolm X's picture hanging on his office wall, that's a definite problem....
This brightly entertaining and emotionally complex novel demonstrates why Eric Jerome Dickey was “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century” (
The New York Times).
The New York Times bestselling book that stirred up controversy and got readers talking-and passionately debating-Eric Jerome Dickey's bold portrait of racial identity and subtle understanding of sexual intimacy.
When Jordan Greene moves from the deep south to New York City, he finds more than he ever bargained for. After sharing a ride with a vivacious young white girl, a romance grows between the unlikely pair-much to the chagrin of Jordan's friends and family. Love on the other side of the color bar forces him to examine his own values and makes him stand up against what everyone expects him to do. In this brightly entertaining and emotionally complex novel, Dickey again demonstrates why he is one of the hottest voices in African-American fiction today.
Praise for Milk in My Coffee“Dickey fills his novel with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing....Along the way, he smashes one stereotype after another.”—
USA Today“Frothy and fun...Dickey scores.”—
Essence“Dickey demonstrates once again...his cheerful, wittily acerbic eye for the troubles that plague lovers.”—
Publishers Weekly“Dickey is just as adept at giving voice to female characters as he is to males.”—
New York Daily News“Dickey has surpassed himself...sensitive yet realistic.”—
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