"Monty Okafor is a young hot-shot lawyer who runs into his old high school girlfriend, Summer Tonti. While at dinner, catching up on old times, Monty reminds Summer that the reason they broke up was that her mother forbade her from dating anyone whose skin color was darker than a brown paper bag. Much to Monty's chagrin, it's 15 years later, and Summer admits that her mom still doesn't want her to date anyone darker than a brown paper bag.
So, imagine how awkward things get when Summer's twin brother, Langston, is accused of murder and needs the best Defense Attorney in the city...Monty Okafor. Despite his dislike for Summer's "color-struck" family members, Monty agrees to represent Langston. He finds a hole in the DA's case and is confident he can get Langston acquitted, but a disturbing secret about Summer's creole family comes to light and changes Monty's attitude.
Will Monty honor his oath as an attorney and do all he can to free Langston? Or, will he entertain thoughts of getting revenge on Summer's family by providing Langston with the WORST defense that money can buy?"
Title: Paper Bag
Author: Brian W. Smith
Publisher: B.W.S.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"Paper Bag" by Brian W. Smith
My Opinion:
'Paper Bag' was quite a story that this author did a wonderful job bringing to the reader. I found this story somewhat sad in so many ways. From what all had gone on in Monty's mom's [Breanna] life was really something to have gone through as a child. I was glad in the way the story brought all of this situation to life. Yes, Monty needed to know what had happened to his mother. He dealt with this 'paper bag' incident interesting, seeing how he was involved with the sister, Summer, brother, Langston, twins, and their mother, Tammy. I was glad that Monty had his Pop Pop [my favorite character] there with him along with his birth father at the end.
As the story continues, the reader will see that Monty and Summer did love one another and didn't let the difference of their skin be a problem; however, we also see that some spots never change in the way Ms. Tammy treated her darker granddaughter.
Thank you to the author for bringing out to the reader just what the Paper Bag test was all about. This story will give you a taste of a little bit of it all from love, hatred, family secrets, mystery, the prejudice that has been passed on from generation to generation, and I believe it still exists today! This was an awesome read, giving one of New Orleans's histories and leaving many thought-provoking issues long after reading.
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