
The Pride
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Sture Jorgenson's rise from a dishwasher to part-owner of a trendy restaurant has him rubbing elbows with many powerful people, but when Sture gains entrée into The Pride, he becomes part of a coterie of New York's most accomplished black men and women. Paul Taylor, Sture's business partner, is a charter member of The Pride. Accustomed to the good life, complete with a luxurious townhouse, fine wine, and fine women, Paul learns that even the good life has its complications. Diedre Douglas, Paul's brilliant ex-wife, is on top in the business world, but there's a new challenge around the corner she might not be able to best. And fellow Pride member Gordon Perkins is Wall Street's top black investment banker, a man whose brilliance and drive are exceeded only by his insatiable appetite for control and cruelty. Those who get close to him get hurt-with one notable exception...
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- Intro
- Also by Wallace Ford
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- True Love
- Chapter One Sture My name is not Ishmael
- Chapter Two Sture Living for the City
- Chapter Three Sture Now introducing .
- Chapter Four Paul Mourning in the morning
- Chapter Five Paul What a tangled web .
- Chapter Six Sture Through the looking glass
- Chapter Seven Sture A friend in need
- Chapter Eight Sture Just like magic
- Chapter Nine Paul Get me to the church on time
- Chapter Ten Paul Taking that stroll down memory lane
- Chapter Eleven Paul Showtime on Riverside
- Chapter Twelve Paul Now about that church .
- Chapter Thirteen Paul And so it begins
- Chapter Fourteen Paul Introducing Diedre and The Pride
- Chapter Fifteen Paul Watching the crowd
- Chapter Sixteen Diedre Reflection on a winter's day
- Chapter Seventeen Diedre More reflections
- Chapter Eighteen Sture Yet another point of view
- Chapter Nineteen Sture A view from the pew
- Chapter Twenty Gordon Make way for Mr. Perkins
- Chapter Twenty-One Gordon More about me
- Chapter Twenty-Two Paul Meanwhile, back at the church
- Chapter Twenty-Three Paul Wading in the water
- Chapter Twenty-Four Sture Standing in the shadows
- Chapter Twenty-Five Alex and Kenitra Stolen moments
- Chapter Twenty-Six Paul Step by step
- Chapter Twenty-Seven Diedre Slowly I turned, step by step
- Chapter Twenty-Eight Diedre Come one, come all
- Chapter Twenty-Nine Paul A journey of a thousand miles begins
- Chapter Thirty Paul Stepping up to the plate
- Chapter Thirty-One Paul Oh happy day
- Chapter Thirty-Two Diedre She who hesitates .
- Chapter Thirty-Three Diedre The revolution will not be televised
- Chapter Thirty-Four Diedre Don't go breaking my heart
- Chapter Thirty-Five Diedre We're on the right track now
- Chapter Thirty-Six Gordon Slipping into darkness
- Chapter Thirty-Seven Gordon Life's little pleasures
- Chapter Thirty-Eight Jerome Don't look back
- Chapter Thirty-Nine Jerome Welcome to the Law of Unintended Consequences
- Chapter Forty Jerome Charmaine
- Chapter Forty-One Jerome Raymond Russell Beard III
- Chapter Forty-Two Jerome Berta's story
- Chapter Forty-Three Jerome Bad moon rising
- Chapter Forty-Four Jerome Something about Raymond .
- Chapter Forty-Five Sture Meanwhile, some things never change
- Chapter Forty-Six Paul My mind is a camera
- Chapter Forty-Seven Diedre E. Frederic Morrow
- Chapter Forty-Eight Paul Remembering Bobby Coles
- Chapter Forty-Nine Paul Welcome to my world
- Chapter Fifty Paul This old house of mine
- Chapter Fifty-One Paul Something's cooking
- Chapter Fifty-Two Paul Someone's in the kitchen .
- Chapter Fifty-Three Paul Samantha on my mind .
- Chapter Fifty-Four Paul This is my beloved
- Chapter Fifty-Five Paul Getting to know all about you
- Chapter Fifty-Six Gordon The Dark Lord
- Chapter Fifty-Seven Gordon Night hunting
- Chapter Fifty-Eight Diedre She works hard for the money
- Chapter Fifty-Nine Diedre Dinner is served
- Chapter Sixty Diedre Getting down to business
- Chapter Sixty-One Diedre We're on the right track now
- Chapter Sixty-Two Diedre Flying high in the friendly skies
- Chapter Sixty-Three Paul All the news that fits .
- Chapter Sixty-Four Paul It's the same old song
- Chapter Sixty-Five Paul Don't play that song for me
- Chapter Sixty-Six Paul If I ever had a dream before .
- Chapter Sixty-Seven Paul Shared pain-shared tears
- Chapter Sixty-Eight Paul Pieces of a man
- Chapter Sixty-Nine Paul Jagged jigsaw pieces
- Chapter Seventy Paul What a difference a day makes
- Chapter Seventy-One Gordon Hot fun in the summertime
- Chapter Seventy-Two Paul That's the way of the world
- Chapter Seventy-Three Jerome When you wish upon a star .
- Chapter Seventy-Four Diedre Some enchanted evening .
- Chapter Seventy-Five Diedre Slipping into darkness
- Chapter Seventy-Six Diedre Once I had a secret love .
- Chapter Seventy-Seven Paul Now I shout it to the highest hills
- Chapter Seventy-Eight Paul A word with Edwina
- Chapter Seventy-Nine Paul Ain't no stopping us now
- Chapter Eighty Gordon Smiling faces . sometimes . they don't tell the truth
- Chapter Eighty-One Gordon If there's a hell below .
- Chapter Eighty-Two Diedre Have I told you that I love you?
- Chapter Eighty-Three Sture Don't tell me I'm dreamin'
- Chapter Eighty-Four Kenitra What's the deal-what's happenin'?
- Chapter Eighty-Five Diedre As we stroll along together .
- Chapter Eighty-Six Jerome Keep your eyes on the prize
- Chapter Eighty-Seven Jerome Circle the wagons
- Chapter Eighty-Eight Jerome Mine eyes have seen the glory .
- Chapter Eighty-Nine Diedre Who knows what evil lurks .
- Chapter Ninety Paul The natives are restless
- Chapter Ninety-One Paul Way down yonder in New Orleans
- Chapter Ninety-Two Gordon Crosstown traffic
- Chapter Ninety-Three Diedre When the hunter gets captured by the game .
- Chapter Ninety-Four Sture Hot fun in the summertime
- Chapter Ninety-Five Sture If these walls could talk .
- Chapter Ninety-Six Paul Stolen moments
- Chapter Ninety-Seven Diedre Storm clouds are gathering
- Chapter Ninety-Eight Diedre Picking up the pieces
- Chapter Ninety-Nine Diedre Imitation of madness
- Chapter One-Hundred Paul Excuse me while I kiss the sky
- Chapter One-Hundred-One Gordon The circle of life
- Chapter One-Hundred-Two Diedre Sunflower
- Chapter One-Hundred-Three Paul Somewhere beyond the sea
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