The Sunday Brunch Diaries

June 30, 2008
Channeling Tyler Perry's tragicomic sensibility (there is even a Madea figure), Jarrett delivers the goods in this light, entertaining follow-up to Sunday Brunch
. Five women, all lawyers and longtime friends, live the good life—both materially and spiritually—in Houston. Capri is an NBA wife who isn't thrilled with the limelight; Lexi is a newlywed; Jewel is dealing with “baby mama drama”; Angel has just begun attending Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church; and Jermane struggles to help her husband deal with a professional and personal crisis. While tragic circumstances ensue, Jarrett keeps the humor coming and always emphasizes God's power to redeem even the worst situations. Jarrett definitely does not disappoint readers who enjoy escaping into a world of beautiful people who wear designer clothes, eat at fashionable restaurants and live in luxury homes. While this novel is arguably by, for and about black women, a much wider audience is sure to delight in getting to know this fun group of Christian characters.

August 1, 2008
Five women who connected in law school continue to meet once a month for Sunday brunch, sharing faith and fellowship while they work through personal and career issues. Spoiled-brat Jewel is resentful of her husbands continuing patience with his ex-wife, and socialite Jermane cant understand her husbands qualms at her fathers ethics. Newlywed Lexi juggles marriage and a law partnership with Capri, while Capris athlete husband exhibits puzzling behavior.Angel is vocal about her new-convert faith, pushing her boyfriend, Octavio, to attend church and make peace with his dying, formerly abusive father. Jarrett continues the faith explorations begun in Sunday Brunch (2004), contrastingLexis journaled conversations with God withgossipy get-togethers at lavish restaurants, socialite parties, and church group sessions as the readershares in the ups and downs of these lawyers daily lives.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)