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I'm Telling : A Novel
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743214353
ISBN: 0743214358
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: July 23, 2002
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Editorial Review: Eleven-year-old Faith Freeman has a secret: She saw her stepfather molesting her twin sister, Hope. This unspoken truth clouds family relations for almost twenty years, until Faith decides she's had enough heavy weather. As if juggling her career as a New York literary agent, a loving relationship with her boyfriend, Henry, and the care of her aging (and agitated) mother weren't enough, Faith takes on the burden of her twin's wounded psyche. So damaged was Hope at the hands of incestuous "Papa" that the crackhouses of Harlem and prostitution on the boulevards of Queens beckon as an escape from an all-too-painful reality.
Just when Hope seems on the verge of turning herself around, she enacts a betrayal so unforgivable that the sisterly bond she so desperately -- yet secretly -- desires may be severed forever. With her whole family watching, Faith must call upon her gifts of language, compassion, and understanding to save her sister and herself.
For anyone who has ever chosen between speaking up and backing down, I'm Telling is the story of one family's darkest hour that lights the way toward love and redemption.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I enjoyed it
I totally enjoyed this book. A friend said she attempted to read it but it was slow, but I disagree. It was action packed and well written.
Rating:  - You're Kidding Me!
For the author to pass this off as a novel is just beyond sad. The story was ok, but there was no character development, no real backstory, no plot development, nothing. It felt like the author just threw something together to meet a deadline. I think the author missed a real opportunity to explore the topic of incest and how it affects the victim and the victimizer. I will say that there was one steamy scene that's worth mentioning. I predicted what "happened" with Hope and Henry, although ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Too Bad But Not Too Good
This was a so-so read for me. It starts off a little slow then pics up quickly in the middle....then...just when it's got your full attention..............You start predicting whats gonna happen next and the ending is rushed leaving un answered questions about things that should of had more details. Read it at your own risk.
Rating: - Where is the story I paid to read?
RATING: 2.5
In "I'm Telling", Karen E. Quinones Miller writes a story of a family who deals with the aftermath of incest (or shall I say semi-incest). Miller is a clever writer. BUT here, she is not able to deliver and execute the STORY, behind the STORY; the issue of incest and betrayal in a family. The book is more about Faith's (the wholesome twin sister) relationship with her boyfriend, about her job, and about her cooking meals for her momma--and those situations are clever, ... Read More
Rating: - Great.
This book was really good. i loved hope's character.I gave it 5 stars and I think everyone should read it.
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