The Pride by Wallace Ford Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing November 2005 $14, ISBN 0-758-20952-5
A first-time novelist focuses on four prominent members of an elite group, The Pride. They are Paul Taylor, a shrewd attorney; Diedre Douglas, owner of a financial advisory firm; and Gordon Perkins and Jerome Hardaway, CEOs, of America's largest and second-largest, respectively, black-owned investment banks.
Though their income is comparable to that of their white counterparts, The Pride members wield less power because they have less access to capital. Paul suggests that the companies merge into one large investment bank. The question is, can they get past their competitive instincts and mutual distrust to merge their companies? The story is noteworthy, but the writing itself is often flawed.
Ford has served as a speechwriter, feature writer and attorney. While composing The Pride, he partially mastered the craft of fiction.
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Reviewed by Dana Crum
Dana Crum is a novelist, poet and freelance writer who lives in New York City.
The PrideThe Pride by Wallace Ford Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing November 2005 $14, ISBN 0-758-20952-5
A first-time novelist focuses on four prominent members of an elite group, The Pride. They are Paul Taylor, a shrewd attorney; Diedre Douglas, owner of a financial advisory firm; and Gordon Perkins and Jerome Hardaway, CEOs, of America's largest and second-largest, respectively, black-owned investment banks.
Though their income is comparable to that of their white counterparts, The Pride members wield less power because they have less …
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