{"product_id":"defying-the-odds-jannett-v-creese-9781546280071","title":"Defying the Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is an attempt to explain how, as a family unit, we came to terms with living in this society and my further experiences as a nurse, wife, and mother; how we adjusted to what was still a strange environment; and how society is changing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would also like to leave a record of my life in England so that my children's children and their children will know what life was really like for a black West Indian woman living in England before the middle of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of my comments will be general reflections and opinions and extends from what I said in my first book, My Windward Side. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring, I threw myself into community work mainly to take my mind away from my back pain. I became a volunteer for many organizations, and as the saying goes, \"I wore several hats.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI will be writing about each \"hat\" in a separate chapter because each has played a large part in my life and afforded me many opportunities that I would never have had. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have call this book Defying the Odds, for although my life has been filled with many barriers both as a woman and being black, I have tried to break down most of them and grab the opportunities that came my way. I feel I have done all and more than I have wanted to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jannett V. Creese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546280073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546280071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Jannett V. Creese","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439723294975,"sku":"9781546280071","price":27.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4285d89-2f93-49f1-8a12-98f7f3904a1c.jpg?v=1777179089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defying-the-odds-jannett-v-creese-9781546280071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}