Virginia DeBerry
Virginia DeBerry is a bestselling, award-winning author. With her co-writer Donna Grant, she is the author of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made , which won the Merit Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, as well as the 1998 Book of the Year Award from the Blackboard Bestseller List. They are also the authors of Far From the Tree and Better Than I Know Myself , both Essence bestsellers. A graduate of SUNY at Buffalo, Virginia worked for 10 years as a...See more
Virginia DeBerry is a bestselling, award-winning author. With her co-writer Donna Grant, she is the author of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made , which won the Merit Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, as well as the 1998 Book of the Year Award from the Blackboard Bestseller List. They are also the authors of Far From the Tree and Better Than I Know Myself , both Essence bestsellers. A graduate of SUNY at Buffalo, Virginia worked for 10 years as a high school English teacher in Buffalo, before moving to New York to start a successful career as a plus size model. She met Donna while they were both working as models, and what should have been a rivalry ended up as a decades-long friendship. Virginia lives in New Jersey. See less
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Virginia DeBerry book reviews
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Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made
The Best
by Rian, Nov 18, 2008
WOW.... what a great read - and i thought their other book "Better Than I Know Myself " was good, this one was even better. I have truly come to love the writing style of these two friends and ... Read More
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Gotta Keep on Tryin'
Good !!
by debbies, Sep 4, 2008
The book moved along well enough, I personally expected more, but I quess there will be follow up. Still, I like the storyline and all of the characters Read More
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Far from the Tree
Loved this book!!!
by CarlaW, Apr 28, 2008
Ms. DeBerry and Ms. Grant created a great story. From the first page I was pulled into the lives of these 3 women, each dealing with their on personal demons. It was a page turner, and I could not ... Read More