{"product_id":"something-like-beautiful-one-single-mothers-story-paperback","title":"Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother's Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAsha Bandele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"asha bandele has a poignant story to share in \u003cem\u003eSomething Like Beautiful.\u003c\/em\u003e It is the love that comes through that makes this such a compelling tale.\" --Nikki Giovanni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner's Wife \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaughter, \u003c\/em\u003eand performance poet featured on HBO'S Def Poetry Jam, asha bandele once again writes from the heart in her lyrical and intimate memoir \u003cem\u003eSomething Like Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e--a moving story of love, loss, motherhood, and survival. Sharing the story of her struggles as a single black mother in New York City and her tragically self-destructive near-breakdown, asha bears her soul in a book Rebecca Walker, author of \u003cem\u003eBaby Love, \u003c\/em\u003e calls \"courageous, profound, and achingly beautiful.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen asha bandele fell in love with a prisoner serving a twenty-to-life sentence and became pregnant with his daughter, she had reason to hope they would live together as a family. But soon after Nisa was born, asha's dreams were shattered. Her husband, Rashid, was denied parole and told he'd be deported to his native Guyana once released. Suddenly a statistic--a black single mother in New York City--asha kept it together on the outside while falling apart on the inside. Despite having a great job at a high-profile magazine and a beautiful daughter whom she adored, asha began drinking and smoking and stumbled into a relationship that opened new wounds--descending into depression when her life should have been filled with love and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lyrical, astonishingly honest memoir, \u003cem\u003eSomething Like Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is not only asha's story but also the story of thousands of women who struggle daily with little help and much against them.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen asha bandele fell in love with a prisoner serving a twenty-to-life sentence and became pregnant with his daughter, she had reason to hope they would live together as a family. But soon after Nisa was born, asha's dreams were shattered. Her husband, Rashid, was denied parole and told he'd be deported to his native Guyana once released. Suddenly a statistic--a black single mother in New York City--asha kept it together on the outside while falling apart on the inside. Despite having a great job at a high-profile magazine and a beautiful daughter whom she adored, asha began drinking and smoking and stumbled into a relationship that opened new wounds--descending into depression when her life should have been filled with love and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lyrical, astonishingly honest memoir, \u003cem\u003eSomething Like Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is not only asha's story but also the story of thousands of women who struggle daily with little help and much against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5.2 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751936262432,"sku":"9780061710391","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9dfe2f105203b118fa74adccca649791.webp?v=1779983598","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/something-like-beautiful-one-single-mothers-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}