An intimate true story about the complexities of female friendship, the mysteries of faith and desire, and the way two girls can grow up and apart, by the award-winning author of Halsey Street.
When Naima Coster met Lila, they were girls of colour in a predominantly white private school in Manhattan. As adolescents they found each other and needed each other. As each comes of age, and new bonds pull them apart, the friendship splinters. What happens when Naima and Lila turn to one another again-this time as women? And what will it take to recapture the connection that once meant the world to them?
Naima Costner's Lila is part of The One, a collection of seven singularly true love stories of friendship, companionship, marriage, and moving on. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single sitting, with or without company.
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When my ex-godson was still my godson, I baked a cake for his birthday. LILA
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(Amazon Original Stories, 30 July 2019, 29 pages, ebook, borrowed from borrowed from @AmazonKindle #PrimeReading)
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This is the second tale in The One to get top marks, so the series ends with a bang. This is quite short and of a similar length to the rest of the series, except Speed Grieving. I felt it was too short as I didn't want to leave behind the characters. I fell in love with them in a short space of time. This is a book about female friendship and how sometimes a woman can meet another woman who is her whole world, they love each other and fit perfectly, but it's not a romance thing, though there is some of that between Lila and Naima. I loved reading about their relationship and how it develops over the years. The tale is also incredibly sad. I have a copy of Halsey Street which I really need to read now.
