I love reading. I am a single working mother / student and I really do not have the money to travel. Books allow me too travel the world and experience other peoples lives. I can be judgmental and no one gets hurt. It also allows me to forget about my problems for a little while. Here is a list of books I recommend that you read this summer.
The Shack by William P. Young
This book will challenge how you feel about God and his purpose for us.
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
This book about the law of attraction and how we can change our lives by living telling and the universe what we desire while making room in our lives to receive blessings.
A New Earth:Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
"I didn't realize yet that thinking without awareness is the main dilemma of human existence" (p. 32). This book follows the same format as the secret but its words are delivered in a gentle way.
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
This was a great book about the journey a woman takes once she discovers the life she is living is not her authentic self. She goes on a journey around the world discovering life's simple pleasures.
A Letter To My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has a wonderful way of telling a story revealing her truths. She gives you the facts and allows women to feel adequate in their inadequacies. An easy read that will reveal how similar we all are as women in our hopes, fears and mess-ups.
Midnight by Sister Souljah
An urban writer, Sister Souljah has the ability to point out the worst while highlight the best of the Black Experience in America. This book is fiction and will allow you to momentarily leave your life behind.
A New Day by Margaret Johnson-Hodge
A struggling single mother discovers love with a successful man and discovers that life owes her nothing. She must believe that she deserves better. A simple book but very inspiring.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Jacob's daughter Dinah is the narrator of wonderful story of women who come together each month during their cycles to discuss the joys and pains of womanhood. These women are women I would love to meet. As women we have evolved into superwomen but these women stop the work of women each month to rest for an entire week. How many women would trade life's advances for a week off every month. Me!
The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis
This book takes place in 15th century Italy. Sancha de Aragon, Princess of Naples is beautiful and is used as a pawn to establish ties with the House of Borgia. This book is full of passion, suspense and a woman who is unafraid to stand up for herself and even..... a must read!
Zipporah:Wife of Moses by Marek Halter
If you love reading books about strong feminine characters you will love this book. Zipporah is a biblical character brought to life in this fiction book. She loves moses but refuses to be his wife until he fulfills his destiny. This is one of my favorite books.
*BONUS BOOK*
Push: A Novel by Sapphire
Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry have purchased the rights to this book and now movie about a young inner city girl who had been abused and raped. The story is written in the words of an illiterate young woman and as she learns more about herself her vocabulary increases. This book will make you feel disgusted. I cried and prayed for this young woman. This book is raw and not intended for the timid.
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