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Page count: 408

"The Divided Waters: An apology in 3 parts" is a novel analyzing the creative writing process, a critique--of black literature, literature in general, and the expected subject matter of works by minority writers--and a story about the struggles of "the other." Various narrative techniques are used within the three parts. The story is told from the perspectives of two half sisters, Jasmine and Alaunna Waters. "Part One: Jasmine (1993-1990)" is a first-person metafiction in present tense exploring the writing process and pressures on minority writers in a pseudo memoir. "Part Two: Alaunna (1993)" is a third-person limited point of view in past tense. The major theme of the second part is the role of escapism (in the form of daydreams) in the life of the other. "Part Three: Split End," a celebration of otherness, is a return to Jasmine's first-person narrative, only this time in past tense