November Reads

Loose Ends by Electra Rome Parks

Speak to My Heart by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Book Description:
Serena Jasper is a young professional woman on her way up the corporate
ladder in a large advertising firm. She's always been close to her mother, especially since the death of her father. But when Serena learns of a devastating family secret, she feels betrayed by the one she trusted most. As she questions how someone as devout as her mother could have lied to her for years, Serena pulls away from both

Loose Ends	Speak to My Heart
More Than You Know	The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy
The Hunted	Truth Be Told
Some People, Some Other Place	Every Shut Eye

family and
faith. Without the haven of hearth and home, she flounders as she tries
to help a girlfriend trapped in an abusive relationship. Burying herself
in her prestigious career doesn't help either. With the help of a possible new love in her life, Serena realizes that, instead of resisting the voice, she needs to listen to the One who speaks to her heart.

Ask the Marriage Counselor by David S. Stephens

A Diamond's Allure by Eboni Snoe
 
More Than You Know by Rosalyn Story
 
The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy
by Toby Thompkins
Book Description:
In this warm, sensitive and straightforward self-help guide for African American women, Toby Thompkins explores the triumphs, struggles and lessons necessary to transcend the stereotypes and overcome the consequences of being a "strong black woman." Culled from interviews with both black women and black men from all walks of life, the personal stories Thompkins uses to illustrate his ideas and communicate his healing message illustrate the costs involved in measuring up to this archetypal image, one of the most powerful and enduring in American society.In reality, as Thompkins demonstrates, despite the almost universal respect and deference afforded the strong black women ideal, it can be more limiting than it is empowering. Too often, women of color
feel compelled to become "chronic caregivers," sacrificing their
ability to become truly free and fulfilled individuals-at great emotional and physical cost. Through the wisdom culled from the stories of these different women's experiences and his own compassionate, insightful analysis, Thompkins makes the case for the need to supplant the myth of the strong black woman, particularly so that women can better understand and respond to their urgent need to care for themselves. He offers effective strategies by which women of any color can reclaim themselves and create lives characterized by new dimensions of fulfillment, love and joy.

Toby Thompkins has spent 20 years working for and consulting with
Fortune 100 companies on leadership, leveraging human capital and
managing success. In addition, he works as a life coach and professional
speaker on the topics of personal growth, relationships, and cultural
and social healing. He was formerly a columnist for the self-help
magazine Miracle Journeys and has conducted self-help workshops in
several major cities with The Whole Life Expo. He lives in New York City.


The Hunted by L.A. Banks

Truth be Told by Victoria Christopher Murray

Some People, Some Other Place by J. California Cooper

Every Shut Eye by Collen Dixon


Until next time, keep on reading and writing...

Tee C. Royal
R.A.W. SISTAZ Book Club Founder
"Combining Literature and Sisterhood"
http://www.rawsistaz.com