Delilah's Daughters by Angela Benson

A Gospel singing group can run into moments of sadness and happiness.  After entering a singing Gospelfest, Veronica, Roxanne and Alisha, all sisters, lose the contest. Delilah their mother is the support and manager of the group. So she is hurt by the loss also. Some people in the audience voiced their love of the group and wanted Delilah's Daughters to win. It isn't long before Veronica is asked to join a big musical corporation named Legends. However, this means leaving her mother and sisters behind while she hopefully soars to the top of the charts as a dancer/singer. Delilah's Daughters by Angela Benson shows what happens when one or two members of a family decide to shoot for success without the rest of the family.

Suddenly, the family is torn apart. Old secrets fall out of the closet. For different reasons each person in the family is fighting a battle. Most of all I enjoyed Delilah. She's a very wise woman, but she has her weaknesses too. The novel is Christian Fiction. It is easy to see that the Christian journey of life has its difficulties.  When Alisha meets a new family member, I thought the friendship developed too quickly. The way the mother and daughter react or don't react to Alisha seemed more real. I have to admit Tia bothered me. She is Veronica's talent coach. The stress of her job makes Tia hard to know. I could read a whole book about any one of the three sisters or the mother. I feel Roxanne could really use a book of her own. Really liked the book.angelabenson.com/books

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