At its core, it’s a story about two people whose connection and love for each other strengthens with time, despite some seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Will it be enough to keep them together during one of the most politically charged time periods in America’s history?Īs mentioned in the blurb, this novel is as timeless as it is timely. But neither Jason nor Anita can seem to shake their connection. King to expand the message of passive resistance to people up north, which seems to directly clash with Anita’s support of Malcolm X’s ideology. When Jason Tanner meets Anita Hopkins on a bus bound for New York City, he knows he’s encountered someone special. One movement, two warring ideologies-can love be enough to unite them?Ĭonfessions in B-Flat is a celebration of the hard-won victories of those who came before us, and a stark reminder of just how far we still have to go.ĭonna Hill’s ‘Confessions in B-Flat’ is a poignant, timely, and beautiful story about two people finding their way during the tumultuous 1960s. And Anita has never met anyone who can match her wit for wit like this… Martin Luther King, Jr., of passive resistance, while beat poet Anita Hopkins believes the teachings of Malcolm X with all her heart: that the way to true freedom is 'by any means necessary.' When Jason sees Anita perform her poetry at the iconic B-Flat lounge, he’s transfixed. Jason Tanner has just arrived in New York to help spread the message of his mentor, Dr. Love thy neighbor? Or rise up against your oppressors? Yet even within its ranks, a different kind of battle rages.

In Harlem, the epicenter of Black culture, the fight for equality has never been stronger. 'A captivating and skillfully constructed weaving of history and romantic drama.' -KirkusĮssence bestselling author Donna Hill brings us an emotional and powerful love story set against the powerful backdrop of the civil rights movement that gripped a nation-a story as timely as it is timeless.

Confessions in B Flat by Donna Hill