In Search of Pretty Young Black Men, (Paperback)

Los Angeles has no ghettos, according to some. And that is nearly true. But even behind the sun-kissed façade of privilege in its Black upper middle class is a harsher reality.... <p> So begins the tale of Dorian Moore, a seductive young man who provides comfort to the moneyed, the neglected, the lost, and the lonely in an elegant hilltop community in Southern California -- Maggie Lester Allegro among them. </p><p> Disillusioned by a loveless marriage, Maggie finds support in her small circle of women friends, and sexual healing in Dorian's arms. But the blessing brought by this pretty black man soon becomes a fatal curse for Maggie and her husband, Lamont. When Lamont -- the son of an influential member of the Baldwin Hills gentry -- seeks sexual solace outside the marriage, a series of terrible truths come to light...and soon he begins to crumble under the weight of his own family secrets and lies that threaten to shatter his carefully guarded life. </p><p> Poetically rendered and provocative, <i>In Search of Pretty Young Black Men</i> is an illuminating novel that challenges our notions of sex, success, prestige, and, most of all, love.</p>

• In Search of Pretty Young Black Men, (Paperback)
• Author: Atria Books
• ISBN: 9780743497169
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2005-12-27
• Page Count: 176