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My Blue Suede Shoes
Contributor(s): Price-Thompson, Tracy (Author), Stovall, Taressa (Author)

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 ISBN: 1416542086     ISBN-13: 9781416542087
Publisher: Atria Books
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
- Fiction | African American - Women
- Fiction | Women
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2010031314
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.38" W x 8.24" L (0.57 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/03/2011
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2011
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
A powerful collection of novellas by four leading African-American women writers, each tackling the terror of domestic violence.

In Other People's Skin, Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall, along with writers Elizabeth Atkins and Desiree Cooper, took on intra-racial prejudice. The second book in their successful Sister4Sister Empowerment Series once again offers hope and healing, this time from the nightmare of abuse.

In Desiree Cooper's Breakin' It Down, a highly successful talk show host, haunted by the abandonment and self-loathing she felt as a child, is shocked to find herself inflicting the same abuse she experienced on her seven-year-old daughter. Tracy Price-Thompson's Brotherly Love goes deep into the disturbing relationship between a beautiful, accomplished teenage girl and the seemingly dutiful brother who raised her after their parents' death. TaRessa Stovall's Breakin' Dishes reveals the turmoil behind the scenes of a picture-perfect marriage as an angry wife beats her cheating husband. And in Elizabeth Atkins's The Wrong Side of Mr. Right, an outwardly beaming bride-to-be comes to terms with the inner turmoil brought on by her emotionally abusive fiancé. In all four novellas, redemption and hope appear when a pair of blue suede shoes enters each woman's life, helping her to overcome her challenges and stop the cycle of abuse.

A raw, engaging, and enlightening collection from beginning to end, My Blue Suede Shoes is as informative as it is entertaining.

Contributor Bio(s): Price-Thompson, Tracy: - Tracy Price-Thompson is the national bestselling author of the novels, Black Coffee, Chocolate Sangria, A Woman's Worth, Knockin' Boots, Gather Together in My Name, and 1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E. Tracy is a highly decorated Desert Storm veteran who graduated from the Army's Infantry Officer Candidate School after more than ten years as an enlisted soldier. A Brooklyn, New York, native who has traveled extensively and lived in amazing places around the world, Tracy is a retired Army Engineer officer and Ralph Bunche graduate Fellow who holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a master's degree in Social Work. Tracy lives in Hawaii with her wonderfully supportive husband and several of their six bright, beautiful, incredible children.
 
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