Author Exposes Deadly Secret Facing 65,000 Women Every Year.
January 16, 2006 (Press Release) --
Philadelphia, PA--- Finally, somebody told the truth about the lies we tell ourselves and exposes a deadly secret facing many African American women, promises “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God,” the long awaited, raw, gritty and honest debut novel from Rasheed Clark.
Now available from March Third Imprints wherever books are sold, “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God” is an emotionally charged, provocative and page turning story that explores the relationship between four friends: Sista, Brian, Day and Nikki and the rollercoaster ride that they call their lives though triumph and tragedy. Including one, whose perfect world is shattered when they loved someone more than they loved themself and it almost, cost them, their life.
“Lately, it seemed that the books written for and about African Americans, tend to look at the negative aspects of life, drugs, sex and violence,” Clark reveals. Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God’ takes an unflinching look at the universal themes of love, loss, family, relationships, infidelity, forgiveness, acceptance and trust, which anybody can relate to and learn from.
With this novel, Clark proves he isn’t afraid to break new ground in fiction. “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God” is the first book to realistically tackle the tough subject of African American women and their health through one of the main character’s battles with uterine cancer.
Uterine cancer, a form of cervical cancer, is a disease that results in more than 65,000 needless deaths in African American women every year. That’s almost 200 women per day. Deaths that can easily be prevented with life saving screenings. January is the National Cervical Cancer Awareness month and women are encouraged to take advantage of screenings that could provide early detection.
“So many women treat their health like they treat their relationships,” according to Clark, a native of Philadelphia, PA, who once worked providing medical assistance to low income families and who lost family and friends to cancer. “They ignore the signs of a serious problem. Fear is often a common factor for many of women, especially, African American women who are twice more likely to die from cancer than any other race or nationality.”
Clark, as an author, is doing more than just talking and writing about issues facing the African American community; Clark is also putting his money where his mouth is. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God,” will go to support various charitable organizations that support women and children and African Americans, such as the Salvation Army, Breast Cancer Research Center and UNCF/The College Fund.
Powerfully told, heart warming and funny, “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God,” is already drawing favorable comparisons to Terry McMillan’s ‘Waiting To Exhale” and firmly establishes Clark on the same playing field with exceptional writers like McMillan, Eric Jerome Dickey, Omar Tyree and Michael Baisden.
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Now available from March Third Imprints wherever books are sold, “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God” is an emotionally charged, provocative and page turning story that explores the relationship between four friends: Sista, Brian, Day and Nikki and the rollercoaster ride that they call their lives though triumph and tragedy. Including one, whose perfect world is shattered when they loved someone more than they loved themself and it almost, cost them, their life.
“Lately, it seemed that the books written for and about African Americans, tend to look at the negative aspects of life, drugs, sex and violence,” Clark reveals. Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God’ takes an unflinching look at the universal themes of love, loss, family, relationships, infidelity, forgiveness, acceptance and trust, which anybody can relate to and learn from.
With this novel, Clark proves he isn’t afraid to break new ground in fiction. “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God” is the first book to realistically tackle the tough subject of African American women and their health through one of the main character’s battles with uterine cancer.
Uterine cancer, a form of cervical cancer, is a disease that results in more than 65,000 needless deaths in African American women every year. That’s almost 200 women per day. Deaths that can easily be prevented with life saving screenings. January is the National Cervical Cancer Awareness month and women are encouraged to take advantage of screenings that could provide early detection.
“So many women treat their health like they treat their relationships,” according to Clark, a native of Philadelphia, PA, who once worked providing medical assistance to low income families and who lost family and friends to cancer. “They ignore the signs of a serious problem. Fear is often a common factor for many of women, especially, African American women who are twice more likely to die from cancer than any other race or nationality.”
Clark, as an author, is doing more than just talking and writing about issues facing the African American community; Clark is also putting his money where his mouth is. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God,” will go to support various charitable organizations that support women and children and African Americans, such as the Salvation Army, Breast Cancer Research Center and UNCF/The College Fund.
Powerfully told, heart warming and funny, “Stories I Wouldn’t Tell Nobody But God,” is already drawing favorable comparisons to Terry McMillan’s ‘Waiting To Exhale” and firmly establishes Clark on the same playing field with exceptional writers like McMillan, Eric Jerome Dickey, Omar Tyree and Michael Baisden.
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