Southern Belle (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781438980447)

Maxine had been called a lot of things in her lifetime, but never a Southern Belle The title simply did not fit with her lifestyle or the history of her people in America. As she sat in a hotel bar in Hong Kong, China surrounded by colleagues from around the world, Maxine was surprised to hear herself described in such a way. She didn't know whether to be insulted that the history of her people was so poorly known that a black woman from the south was referred to as a Belle, or to be amused. She chose to be amused. Maxine sipped her Chardonnay. The wine relaxed her frontal lobe and she laughed out loud. She couldn't help thinking, "I am my mother's daughter and she ain't no Southern Belle." Back in the states, Maxine settled into the routine of work, family and friends with a new perspective. The China experience had been wonderfully positive and enlightening in ways that gave fresh eyes, ears and meaning to her life. "Southern Belle" details Maxine's quest for meaning in the concept of a 21st Century black southern belle. What she learned would strengthen her faith and bring her closer to the women whose lives had shaped her past, and helped to define who she was today.

Author: Beverly Sermons
ISBN-10: 1438980442
ISBN-13: 9781438980447
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 06/03/2009
Pages: 132
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d