Rise Up: A Call to Leadership for African American Women

By Sylvia Rose

Twenty years ago she had her whole life spread out before her. She was Bess Walsh, a fresh-scrubbed, middle-class student ready to conquer the design world. And she was taken. Absolutely and completely. But not by Andy, her well-groomed, intellectual boyfriend who had hinted more than once about a ring. No. During that hot summer as a waitress and living on the beach, she met Nick, the moody, dark-haired, local bad boy. He was, to put it mildly, not someone she could take home to Daddy. Instead, Nick became her dirty little secret? a fervent sexual accomplice who knew how to ignite an all-consuming obsession she had no idea she carried deep within her. Bess had always wondered what happened to Nick after that summer, after their promise to meet again. And now, back at the beach house and taking a break from responsibility, from marriage, from life, she discovers his heartbreaking fate?and why he never came back for her. Suddenly Nick's name is on her lips?his hands on her thighs?dark hair and eyes called back from the swirling gray of purgatory's depths. Dead, alive, or something in between, they can't stop their hunger. She wouldn't dare.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830832122
• ISBN13: 9780830832125
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Powerful

Contemporary and Historical; Insightful and Authentic; Inspirational and Encouraging. This reading was an experience in that it masterfully chronicled some aspect of the life of every woman I know. Rise Up: A Call to Leadership for African American Women calls women to lead "because they can." The author has written a GIFT worth reading that is also a GIFT worth giving.

EXCELLENT

This is a very inspiring book in regards to answering our call to leadership in all areas of life. Not only does it direct the leadership journey, it provides Christian guideposts. It challenges your own personal ambitions and goals. It is an excellent read for women. Rise Up!!!!!

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!

This book is an excellent read for any woman, especially to women of color. The author has done an excellent job of noting the strengths of black women and then inspiring them to pursue their goals, dreams and visions in leadership positions in every area of life. And STILL we RISE!