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Bibsy, though fictional, provides insight into the river communities created and inhabited by African Americans living on the Hudson River north of New York City in the 1950's. The ebb and flow of the river parallels in part the lives of the characters in particular Jake and Bibsy. From the unlikely beginning of their relationship to is unfortunate demise. These are flesh and blood persons who embody the strength and weaknesses of their real life counterparts. Central to the novel is family, both intact, as epitomized by Bibsy's sister, and fractured, as epitomized by Bibsy herself. Raised in a Catholic convent because of her mother's work restrictions, Bibsy becomes a wounded child who carries those wounds into adulthood. Jake is an independent man not willing to face the advance of change around him from electricity to indoor toilets, to television to the end of the life he has known in Haverton. Bibsy and Jake face tragic ends which is one significant aspect of the novel. Their lives like the real persons they personify do not have happy endings. Bibsy is a departure from well worn stories taken from the African American experience and takes the reader to places not seen before. Ms. Ross has done her research to incorporate geography, real events from history like Thurgood Marshall's advocacy to integrate the public schools in Hillburn, New York into the story. In doing so she enhances the validity of those who stories she so aptly tells.


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Bibsy edition by Brenda Ross Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Wow! What an amazing book. Truly a page-turner and extremely captivating; I couldn't put it down. I connected with every character and their storyline, especially Bibsy. As the book unfolded, I found myself laughing, crying, and celebrating every milestone. Well done BR! I hope there is a part 2...
Wow! This story was good, but towards the ends I felt so much sadness for Bibsy and Jake family. The story will definitely keep your attention.
This is an engrossing story of a woman haunted by a difficult past who is trying to understand half-remembered details as she copes with the present. She is a complex woman, sometimes strong and independent, yet also vulnerable. As she finds love and stability it too easily turns to loss. The setting is richly described and the characters beautifully developed. The story is well-paced with Bibsy gradually discovering answers to her own mystery. The heartbreak we feel for her is comforted by the story's ironic ending.
This is one of the best books I have read. It brings back memories of the time when I didn't worry about the world moving to fast. I remember how family and close friends were family. The cookouts and playing cards. Everyone close was either uncle or aunt, sister or brother, grandma or papa. This book is very well done. Touching lives and heart, remembering the good and the not so good.
The characters in this book stay with you long after you have finished reading this historical novel. Bibsy and Jake meet in New York City and they immediately fall for each other and she moves to a beach along the Hudson River to live a rural life that is quickly dying out. The dialogue between the characters is excellent and draws you onto their life. The back drop of what life was like before the Tappan Zee bridge is weaved into the novel.
I live in the Hudson Valley and never knew about the black community that lived down by the beach, it was eye opening for me.
Author Brenda Ross invites us along on a ride like no other in her newest release, BIBSY. Bibsy, a young African-American woman from the south, meets up with a man who steals her heart and invites her home. They go back to “The Beach” located on a scenic section of New York’s Hudson River where Jake introduces her to his boys, his work, his life and claims her as his new love! I immediately liked and admired Bibsy, Jake and his sons; I was engaged every step of the way! Between the colorful banter and the remarkable descriptions I knew I was on a very personal journey. The characters are true and real and so is their “baggage”. Past history is so adeptly woven into their current lives that I found myself empathizing continuously with the struggles and challenges Bibsy faced. BUT, it is the sudden and surprising, completely shocking tragedy that caused the tears to flow and sadness to hit my heart. The remarkable conclusion to the story left me wanting more..........wishing for another chapter! This is a timeless MUST READ that you will never forget!
I became interested in Bibsy because of the book's connection to Rockland’s local history, but I became drawn in by the portrait of the character for whom the book is named. Set in the 1950s, it seems almost contemporary (to someone my age) yet it is about a community and a way of life that time has virtually obliterated.
People in their progress from poverty and exclusion to prosperity and inclusion often edit their life stories, not sharing details that they consider strange, embarrassing or tragic. In this way, the flavor of those lives and times get washed away and we are left with bland generic notions of what previous generations endured and achieved. In this book, Ms Ross has rescued and preserved a vision of African American life on the banks of the Hudson when Rockland was still rural.
Once I started to read I could not stop as the story wove its way from a Maryland orphanage, through Harlem, up the Hudon River to The Beach, and then back to the unexpected and touching end. I don’t want to divulge too many details about Bibsy or her story as she lived through cold charity, Harlem high life, family complications, backwoods romance, and the inevitable push of ‘progress’. This is a book you must read.
Bibsy, though fictional, provides insight into the river communities created and inhabited by African Americans living on the Hudson River north of New York City in the 1950's. The ebb and flow of the river parallels in part the lives of the characters in particular Jake and Bibsy. From the unlikely beginning of their relationship to is unfortunate demise. These are flesh and blood persons who embody the strength and weaknesses of their real life counterparts. Central to the novel is family, both intact, as epitomized by Bibsy's sister, and fractured, as epitomized by Bibsy herself. Raised in a Catholic convent because of her mother's work restrictions, Bibsy becomes a wounded child who carries those wounds into adulthood. Jake is an independent man not willing to face the advance of change around him from electricity to indoor toilets, to television to the end of the life he has known in Haverton. Bibsy and Jake face tragic ends which is one significant aspect of the novel. Their lives like the real persons they personify do not have happy endings. Bibsy is a departure from well worn stories taken from the African American experience and takes the reader to places not seen before. Ms. Ross has done her research to incorporate geography, real events from history like Thurgood Marshall's advocacy to integrate the public schools in Hillburn, New York into the story. In doing so she enhances the validity of those who stories she so aptly tells.