If This World Were Mine

A detailed Summary of If This World Were Mine

In the hilarious "just keepin' it real" style novel, If This World Were Mine, by E. Lynn Harris, a group of friends decide to start a journal club, like they did back in their college English class. This story is told by each and all takes place in the 90's around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Sometimes it is easier to put your thoughts on paper rather than express them out loud. A group of college friends decides to restart their journal club called, If This World Were Mine. The group includes Yolanda, single, independent, and not looking for a man. She was once married, but her husband wanted to travel, while she was ready to be stable. Then there's Dr. Leland Thompson, gay and single. Riley Woodson, the epidimy of beauty. She's married to her college sweetheart Selwyn, who is also a member of the journal club, and they have a set of twins', Ryan and Reginald. Dwight Leon Scott is also a member he is divorced and mad at the world. He was married to Kelli, a former member of the group. She left because Dwight wouldn't. The group has monthly meetings where they eat, drink, and read and discuss their journals. Each member of the group always brings something to read to the meeting, but they never read what is

When Yolanda walked into John's apartment with a key he gave her she saw John and her newest client Monty having oral sex. She left the apartment immediately called Leland and told him she was on her way back to Chicago and that they needed to talk. When she got back her and Leland had a long discussion about John. After Yolanda finished talking Leland told her that his client, Taylor, had an affair with John and that he had been trying to tell her, but he just didn't know how to. Yolanda was mad at Leland for not telling her sooner. She left and decided not to talk to him. After a couple of days of not talking to Leland or John, Yolanda received a call from John, he tried to explain, but Yolanda was not trying to hear it, while John was talking the other line rang, it was Uncle Doc, Leland's uncle, telling her that Leland had been shot and that she needed to get to the hospital emergency room. She clicked over and told John bye and rushed to the hospital. When she got there Uncle Doc told her to call the rest of Leland's friends and try to find someone to donate blood. When Dwight, Riley, and Selwyn arrived at the hospital, Yolanda told them that Leland needed some blood, Dwight and Selwyn decided they would donate it. After the surgery was over and Leland was in recovery, everyone began to leave, except Dwight and Yolanda. Yolanda had forgotten about how mad she was at Leland for not telling her abo

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Approximate Word count = 952
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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