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When, in the course of human events, an author finds it necessary to break free from the ties that bind her to her publisher, a respectful acknowledgment of the publics interest compels her to share the reasons behind this separation. Thus begins the gripping introduction to a tale that explores the tumultuous relationship between a determined female author and her publisher. While the events depicted are fictional, they are inspired by a real-life conflict that unfolded in the literary world. For a deeper dive into the authentic story, check out the authors Wikipedia article.

Born 10 weeks premature and requiring oxygen to survive, Gail Hamilton spent the first six weeks of her life within an incubator. Six months later doctors discovered that Gail had retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), an eye condition caused by the infusion of 100 percent pure oxygen. By age 11 she was completely blind. Soaring into Greatness follows Gail's story as her outer visual world merged with her inner vision, forcing her to listen with her inner voice, to follow her heart and tune in to her intuition.

Black women are doing it all, and it's not just the Oprahs and Beyonces. There's an entire group of us that are just, well, regular. We're handling things like figuring out if this is the right time to speak up in that work meeting and risk our opinion now being the "voice" for all Black women at our job or if this is the right night to introduce our silk hair bonnet to our nighttime routine in the relationship that is just getting serious. These experiences range from impactful to trivial life decisions, but they shape who are.