Beauty Of A Black Woman [Paperback]

Ola Vay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2000

Tamia Hearndon grows up in the average Afro-American home except for one secret she hides, she is an incest victim. Since the age of 5, Tamia keeps a family secret, she tries desperately to uncover to her Mother and whoever will help her. Beaten and bruised, she learns to hold more than this secret but feelings of shame, guilt, and sexual repression. No one suspects the abuse occurring in the Hearndon household. Everyone only sees the new car every other year, the big fine white house, and the great job Denton, Sr. holds as a respected blue collar worker, and the lovely decorated home Lynda keeps immaculate. How well behaved the four of six living Hearndon children are. No one could ever believe the repeated physical beatings with broom-handles, extension cords, and repeated DHS interferences that mar this all-Afro-American family. Until as a means of dealing with a rape, Tamia decides to write about her life, her interracial marriage, a lost love, and two beautiful children she mothers. Youll love the strong character humor of Tamias bestfriend Sasha, and her own life of tumultuous love affairs, and their struggles as single parents in the dating world. Tamia is relieved upon reconciling her life with her writing, speaking openly with her mother Lynda, and being reunited with her old teeanage sweetheart, Tim. How does she recover? How does she regain her self-respect, destroying the old Tamia to rebuild a new Tamia better, stronger, more loving, compassionate, and much wiser? Beauty Of A Black Woman is not just an Afro-American womans story of triumph, and self-reconciliation but a tribute to incest/abuse survivors everywhere who have had to undergo this terrible, controversial American family issue of cycle violence.

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About the Author

Ola Vay is a writer with heart, character, and raw sensual appeal. Her style is eclectic, timeless, classical, hip-n-flip, and soul-stirring. She is a 27 year-old divorcee, mother of two, single parent, and freelance writer in Tulsa. From her own experiences, and others she has learned to use fictional writing as the vehicle for self-expression in literary art form. Her work inspires and encourages others to prevail regardless of the odds. Her characters come to life as the stories explode on paper, and stir in your mind like real living people. Ms. Vay masters her craft of understanding people, opening the heart, and allowing us to use our minds to familiarize and identify with her characters. Beauty Of A Black Woman is the first of many novels, short stories, and poems to come to the public entertainment. She loves to spend the remainder of her time playing and planning activities with her children, reading, sewing, exploring the arts & humanities scenes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (August 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595137024
• ISBN-13: 978-0595137022
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,804,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! I had no idea..., November 28, 2000

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"garrettdubois" (long beach, california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty Of A Black Woman (Paperback)

I had no idea of the pain and anguish both the abuser and victim must go thru in the wake of a sexual or abusive crime. My wife recommended reading this book on the sexual imagination the heroine's boyfriend used to seduce her. But as i read i felt like i was actually there experiencing the whole ordeal. I talk more to my children now...i wouldn't want anyone to have to go thru such a terrible event in their lives. Beauty isn't just about a black woman, but a woman with alot of heart and guts to stand up and speak out about a very hush-hush topic, child molestation.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's always nice to see realism has not left the art, September 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Beauty Of A Black Woman (Paperback)

Of writing in today's forum of new and up and coming authors, particularly Afro-American authors. This is a great read, and it would be a shame to miss out on Ms. Vay's talent as a realistic storyteller.