Waiting in Vain: A Novel - Softcover

What a great early reception we've been getting to this book! It's struck a chord with
readers and it's been wonderful to watch the early excitement. I have a feeling that this
title is going to have a major effect on readers and that it will be talked about for quite
a while. E. Lynne Harris says of Colin Channer: "He has the ear of a poet and the
heart of a lover." Dianne McKinneyh-Whetstone calls the book a "lavish and lush read
filled with spice, sass and passion." And Kwame Dawes offers: "We see an enviable and
unusual achievement" with Colin's book. This book is an alternate selection of the
Quality Paperback Book Club.

African American booksellers across the country tell me this book is flying off the shelves.
Nkiru in Brooklyn says it's the most requested book of the last few weeks (7/27/98). Eso-
Won in LA says that he sold out of his initial orderof 45 already and is going to order 50 more
asap. African Spectrum in Atlanta moved over 250 books during the National Black Arts
Festival. Afrocentric in Chicago says the women customers come in asking for it as
well as for the sampler we offered that gives the prologue and first chapter --it may
become a collector's item. It's summertime and folks want an entertaining read and
Colin delivers.

"A stunning debut! Colin Channer has the ear of a poet and the heart of a lover. He takes us into a sensuously intimate world where men and women like us take risks, make mistakes, get hurt, and--sometimes--find themselves transformed by the power of love. If you've ever dared to follow your passion, then you must read Waiting in Vain."
--E. Lynn Harris
Author of the New York Times bestseller If This World Were Mine

"A wonderful debut! Waiting in Vain is a lavish and lush read filled with spice, sass, and passion."
--Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Author of the national bestsellers Tumbling and Tempest Rising