Title: Carefully Sipping the Water
Product review: Odessa Rose's debut novel, "Water in a Broken Glass" is a highly enjoyable exploration of a young African American artist's struggles with creative and personal issues. The characters are lifelike, and the plot is compelling. Ms. Rose has both a keen eye and ear for the details of life in Baltimore. Her descriptions of the lead character's fear and anxiety as she travels into the unchartered realm of a lesbian relationship capture the danger and delicacy with which one might sip much needed and desired water from a broken glass.The character's creative struggles are equally interesting, as she comes to terms with her heritage as an African American artist. Ms. Rose's smooth, flowing prose and her perceptive grasp of the characters' interpersonal relations make "Water in a Broken Glass" an extremely satisfying start to what should be a productive career as a novelist.
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