description: A Girl Named Job is a brilliant collection of memories carefully composed which reveals the telltale story of one girl's life, struggles and triumphs. The self written biography relates closely to the streets and the involvement of street life yet takes a turn and ventures off into a wide variety of other areas that gives the reader unlimited entry into the authors private surroundings. Beginning at birth the story brings to life every emotion the author has ever encountered as well as every down fall, stumbling block and relapse. "A Girl Named Job" was written in an attempt to capture the very essence of what's it's like for a young city girl growing up alone with no boundaries. It points out how drugs and sex can play an early part of any young person's life and destroy it before it ever has a chance to get started. It touches on single parent homes and how difficult it is for a young woman to grow up without the discipline of a father. It draws attention to peer pressure, teen rape, molestation, intimidation, low self esteem, paternity and fertility. Secrets always make for a good topic yet "A Girl Named Job" holds no punches. This lengthy biography sheds light on the delicate subject matter of how all "Bad-Girls" want to be good and how one "Bad" incident can put a "Good-Girl" on a one way path to destruction. Conscience of her higher power the author believes that everyone at one time or another desires the same thing. Love &amp; Happiness, yet some of the sacrifices made in the name of Love can be costly as well as devastating. Though the quest for unconditional love is the basis of this story factors like education (or lack of), ignorance, crime, sex, and abuse both physical and emotional also play their part and help develop the character and her story. "A Girl Named Job" pry's deep into the soul of a woman who has overcome all sorts of trials and tribulations and who holds tight to her faith, her God and the inspirations of her life, her children! "A Girl Named Job" points out the hardships of unemployment, being homeless with children and the embarrassment of dealing with county social services. It takes you into a real life paternity battle where the parties involved don't sit in front of a studio audience but instead sit at home waiting for results, hoping that their worst nightmares haven't come to be. As stated earlier, this book addresses the quest for love unconditional though betrayal plays a continuous unwanted role between, friends and lovers alike. You have grandmothers fighting mothers, fathers fighting mothers, friends trying to rape friends and uncles who just completely cross the line. It takes you into the world of untimely deaths, unexplained deaths and the desperate cry for death, just in order to stop further pain. "A Girl Named Job" will take any readers on an emotional ride of feelings and opinions but most of all it will force you to ponder the question. "What if?" However the lesson learned at the end of this stormy adventure is the most glorifying discovery of all. A Girl Named Job is many things; Its a Love Story, It´s a Survival story, Its a story about finding one´s self and finding one´s true calling in life its a Hard Head makes a soft behind, you live and learn and a didn´t you see that comming type of story as well. As a important note the author would like to mention the cover art also displayed the Bible opened up to 1st Corinthians Chapter 13:13 which is her favorite verse, though due to the enlargement of the photo it was accidentally removed.
language: English
title: A Girl Named Job
titlecomplete: A Girl Named Job
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Xlibris Corp