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In Love With A Younger Man by Cheryl Robinson RAW Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) Eighteen-year-old Oleana Day is on the campus of Howard University. She needed to distance herself from Detroit and the memories of her boyfriend's suicide, when they were fifteen. Oleana had no friends in high school and hopes college will be better. Her roommate and cousin warns Oleana to try to make friends, concentrate on her studies and not seek male companionship. That advice is ignored; after only a few weeks on campus Oleana has made enemies and she moves in with Andrew, a popular upperclassman. Oleana becomes pregnant, Andrew pays for her to abort the fetus and then dumps her. Months later Andrew marries his fiancée, and a heartbroken Oleana returns to Detroit. Twenty-five years later, Oleana is now a successful businesswoman, but she has not moved on emotionally. She takes a year's hiatus from her job to gather herself and fulfill her dream to write. On the plane she meets Jason, a thirty-one year old ex-football player. In Atlanta she meets Matthew, a twenty-five year old car salesman, who dabbles in finance and investment. Both men are attracted to Oleana, she dates Jason, but she begins an ardent affair with Matthew. Oleana's year is running out and she still fluctuates between her indecisions about which man to commit to, the age differences of both men, and her fear she will end up alone; she knows first-hand men do leave. Jason's need for her starts to pull her in, but she cannot displace her passion with Matthew. For a moment I felt distanced from Oleana's character. It was only when she reflects on her past she begins, in my opinion, to become touchable and to mature emotionally. She questions why she never had friends, why she never tried for a permanent commitment, why she is without family, and if age really is just a number? Then Matthew brings imminent drama when he insists she meet his parents, suddenly Oleana is staring at her unforgettable past. The secondary characters are pivotal and the ending will literally leave readers hanging. Emotions will run the gamut, as this is a rocky ride, which does not end on the last page. Reviewed by aNN Brown, RAWSISTAZ.com © Copyright 2001-2011
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