Black Iris

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Summary: Black Iris
Review: I have just discovered Dr. Jeane Harris' books and poetry. She is so insightful and exciting to read. The Black Iris is full of suspense and the characters will stay with me - they are real and the dialogue is riveting.

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Summary: Needed to be longer
Review: This is a book that needed more pages. Too much action is crammed in and dealt with too quickly. What could be a plausible story loses its punch because the story line can't develop fully. Caroline Jordan is a college professor who thinks she has recovered from a rape many years before, only to discover that the rapist is back in her life. She becomes determined to hunt him down and stop him, with the help of her gay and lesbian friends in Denver. Her lover Jane Sellers has been with her for years and appears willing to accept a relationship where she and Caroline profess deep love, but Caroline won't stop having affairs with other women. This gives the book two really strong story lines to develop, but there isn't enough room for that. The consequence is a good story that produces a lot of questions and has too many coincidences. It's a short, fast-paced read though and worth the time.