Bringing together all the memories that shape the author’s life, Odyssey of a Black Woman is an inspiring memoir that relates Reece’s odyssey. Here, she narrates how she, as a young girl, endured the pain of getting no attention from her parents—her father was focused in his church, while her mother was busy in her work. As she evolved into a young lady, she took every chance of getting attention and happiness until she found the man whom she thought would complete her life. But little did she know that her marriage with this man was the beginning of her arduous and tormenting life. She had to deal with a drunkard, happy-go-lucky, most of the time irresponsible, and a problem husband. But later on, she found her own family at her side. Though her father’s death aggrieved her so much, she was still proud to be a preacher’s kid. From then on, she faced life with power and positivity—a warrior armed with love, faith, and upbeat emotions. Throughout this book, readers will find a story of a woman who faces a childhood of emptiness, an adolescence of passion and careless decisions, a marriage of pain and suffering, and a new life filled with goodness. The Odyssey of a Black Woman is a story of pain, love, loss, redemption and renewal. For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.
Bringing together all the memories that shape the author’s life, Odyssey of a Black Woman is an inspiring memoir that relates Reece’s odyssey. Here, she narrates how she, as a young girl, endured the pain of getting no attention from her parents—her father was focused in his church, while her mother was busy in her work. As she evolved into a young lady, she took every chance of getting attention and happiness until she found the man whom she thought would complete her life. But little did she know that her marriage with this man was the beginning of her arduous and tormenting life. She had to deal with a drunkard, happy-go-lucky, most of the time irresponsible, and a problem husband. But later on, she found her own family at her side. Though her father’s death aggrieved her so much, she was still proud to be a preacher’s kid. From then on, she faced life with power and positivity—a warrior armed with love, faith, and upbeat emotions. Throughout this book, readers will find a story of a woman who faces a childhood of emptiness, an adolescence of passion and careless decisions, a marriage of pain and suffering, and a new life filled with goodness. The Odyssey of a Black Woman is a story of pain, love, loss, redemption and renewal. For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.
This exploration of author Laurell K. Hamilton's work examines the many novels of her series and shows how her writing has been a major influence on contemporary visions of the vampire—an ideal reference text for book club leaders. Long before Twilight achieved epic levels of popularity, Laurell K. Hamilton was reshaping the image of the vampire with her own take on the vampire mythos in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter fantasy novel series. While Hamilton's work draws on traditional vampire and fairy lore, her interpretation of these subjects brought new dimensions to the genres, influencing the direction of urban fantasy over the past two decades. Reading Laurell K. Hamilton focuses upon Hamilton's two bestselling series, the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry series. The volume is intended as a resource for leaders of book clubs or discussion groups, containing chapters that examine Hamilton's role in the current vampire literature craze, the themes and characters in her work, and responses to Hamilton on the Internet. The book also provides a brief overview of Hamilton's life.
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