Roni loses her position as an investment banker at Lehman
Brothers because of the financial chaos that occurred and left the company no
longer standing causes Roni to vent her frustrations toward her husband. The downsizing
of a luxurious lifestyle and finding fault in herself constantly triggering
arguments with nitpicking becomes a regular routine and Roni’s husband suggest
she take a vacation to the Bahamas where they honeymooned to find solace
relaxing while figuring what other interests she has to focus on.
Being unemployed and trying to find herself all over again,
Roni embarks on a journey with new relationships with women she meets on the
island, a native Bahamian named Devon and constant contact with friends back
home named Jenny and Lacy who will join her on the island for fun, sun and a
little devilment amongst the natives.
Do not let the title of this novel fool you by any means
because this book is not about a horse named Joe. The connection with the main
character did not happen for me with the numerous and repetitive references to
“a big Miami subculture of women who come down to play with the big, black
boys” is what this book is about using heavy Bahamian dialect causing the
revisit of dialogue sequences pushing my reading speed down to a crawl.
Being a black woman I found the references made as crude and
insensitive regarding a culture of people whose dialect is different from
others and observed as a playground for white women to mingle with big black
men offensive. A Horse Named Joe is
not my cup of tea or taste in literature even though there are many who will
love its theme and characters.
I received this book free through CLP Blog Tours for an
unbiased opinion in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines.
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