Divas of Damascus Road

Divas of Damascus Road
Author: Michelle Stimpson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2009-05-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446561266

A family of Christian women battle issues of unwanted pregnancies, overeating, mental illness and traumatic childhoods, hoping that--like Saul's encounter with God on the road to Damascus--their lives will turn around.

Now and Then, Again

Now and Then, Again
Author: Bonnie Hopkins
Publisher: Harrison House Publishers
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1577948807

Now entering mid-life, Vann Sinclair is ready to do for herself after years of doing for others. But the serene life Vann expected with early retirement turns out to be just a dream. Everything happens for a reason, and Vann soon finds unexpected wonders.

Last Temptation

Last Temptation
Author: Michelle Stimpson
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0758262868

When her son's father comes back into her life, declaring his love for her, single mother Patricia "Peaches" Miller, who never wants to become dependent on a man, must battle against temptation since he belongs to another woman, and turns to God for help.

2006/2007 Black Authors and Published Writers Directory

2006/2007 Black Authors and Published Writers Directory
Author: Grace Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781877807275

First-of-its-kind internationally, a unique and innovative,indexed listings of the Black Literary Market Place. Easy-to-read chapters features Black authors, writers, poets, song, film and playwrights, publishers, producers, agents, librarians, bookstores, columnists, book and music critic/reviewers, editors, newspapers, magazines, television and radio talk shows, advertising, marketing and publicity sources all alphabetized and categorized under author's name or service company, and subject. URL: http://www.bapwd.com/BAPWDirectory.htm URL: http://www.bapwd.com/librarys.htm URL: http://www.bapwd.com.

Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s

Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s
Author: Raphael Cormack
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393541142

A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo. One of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a “modern” Egyptian. Women came to dominate the Egyptian entertainment industry—as stars of the stage and screen but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of a new and strikingly modern entertainment industry. Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairo’s most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company) and her great rival, Oum Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars of the interwar period, a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, “religious” and “secular” values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.

Girl Meets God

Girl Meets God
Author: Lauren F. Winner
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1565123093

A young woman invites readers into her personal spiritual journey from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity in a powerful book about religion and identity.

Boaz Brown

Boaz Brown
Author: Michelle Stimpson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-06-29
Genre: African American women
ISBN: 9781497556867

Right man...wrong color? LaShondra has done the work on herself first. She's gotten her education and, more importantly, developed a strong relationship with Christ. Now, she's ready for a man-but not just any man. She wants a Boaz, a godly man...who's gainfully employed...and it would hurt if he looked good, too. God answers with three out of three, but there's a twist: her perfect man, Stelson Brown, isn't African-American. While LaShondra's parents are happy about her professional success, they're chomping at the bit for her to get married. Her father (who wouldn't even let her bring her white friends home from school) and her mother (who's gets word about the white man through the church folk grapevine) will have more than a few words for her when they find out-if LaShondra ever gets around to telling her family and friends about Stelson. The racial climate at LaShondra's job isn't helping the situation. LaShondra suspects that the principal is buffering grades for certain students. Can she keep her integrity while keeping her job as vice principal? Boaz Brown is the first novel of bestselling novelist Michelle Stimpson. In essence, it launched her career as a writer and is still one of her best-loved works. "Sassy...refreshingly forthright...an excellent reading group selection." -Library Journal (Starred Review) "Thought-provoking...offers lessons for all" -Publisher's Weekly "Powerful...stylishly written...delivers hard questions in a tightly wrapped package of complex relationships, power struggles, and heart-melting romance." -Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine (4.5 stars)