The Love Child's Revenge

No longer the chubby, stuttering, insecure person she was as a child, Peach Harrison, born Claudia Fryar, has a simple life goal---revenge. Her childhood was so complicated that even as the book opens she is still struggling to understand it, but in essence, Peach was the love child of a wealthy businessman, Louis Harrison. To make matters more complicated, her mother worked as a domestic in his family home. As a result of this set-up, both Claudia and her mother suffered through some painful times, and when her father died, Claudia's mother was nearly destroyed. Louis' wife was a lingering thorn in her side, and Claudia changing her name to Peach Harrison, was the first of a series of acts designed to make the woman pay for all the years of pain she caused. Peach's need for revenge has been good for her career, in fact, she is in a position to become the next Oprah. She is attractive and wealthy and knows how to use all of her assets to get what she wants. Despite the fact that her career is blossoming and she has captured the heart of the man of her dreams, she cannot let go of the pain she experienced throughout her childhood and is dead-set on getting back at the Harrison family. Nicole Bailey-Williams is more than an author, she is a talented writer. In THE LOVE CHILD'S REVENGE she deftly moves from past to present, helping readers understand all of the factors that helped create the often self-defeating and out of control monster Peach became. The use of simile and metaphor, comparing various events or moods to different types of fabrics, gave the book an overall sense of unity and helped tie together Peach's painful history with her outlook on life. Peach is a well-conceived character; readers may not like the choices she made, but because of the outstanding character development, they will understand them. The pacing in THE LOVE CHILD'S REVENGE is excellent, and once I started reading, I quickly became so invested in the story's outcome that I couldn't pull myself away. The only disappointment was the bittersweet ending which left this reader wishing for a few more chapters. Reviewed by Stacey Seay of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers