Crowning Glory River's Journey

River Smith's personal metaphorical journey must become a physical one from the 1950's racism in Hopewell, Texas, if she is to successfully navigate her way through the maze of sexual, racial, gender, and work identities. Only then can she discover and embrace her worth as a black woman.

Publisher Marketing: 1. The Early Years 2. School Days 3. Paradise Palace 4. Chief Manders 5. Daryl and Alpha 6. The Side Door 7. Adam 8. The Big House 9. River's Townhouse 10. Alpha's Training is Over 11. A Quiet Time 12. One Month Later 13. Evaline and Jim 14. Two Days before Monday 15. A Brother's Help 16. Monday Morning 17. Grand Jury is Convened 18. Straightening Things Out 19. Home Again 20. Wednesday's Work 21. Galveston Beach 22. The Abortion Plan 23. The Doctor's Orders 24. Packing Up 25. Getting Away 26. The Cemetery Visit 27. Chicago 28. The Letter 29. The Renovation 30. Yesia's Round Brush 31. Opening Night 32. Stefan's Pain 33. Back in Bayou City 34. Wedding Plans 35. Stefan's Mother 36. Car Trouble 37. One More Goodbye 38. Another Problem 39. Where's Alpha? 40. Time to Talk 41. Harry Jones is Dead 42. A Phone Call from Texas 43. Back to the Present Publisher Marketing : Crowning Glory River's Journey, a story about passion and dreams in the dark and dangerous world of child abuse, bigotry, and lust introduces the reader to River Smith. Her personal metaphorical journey must become a physical one from the 1950's racism in Hopewell, Texas if she is to successfully navigate her way through the maze of sexual, racial, gender, and work identities. Only then can she discover and embrace her worth as a black woman. Along the way there is much she must escape: Greg, her faithful but bland older husband; Adam, who awakens her sexually; Manders, the white police chief who is determined to drive her away from a hard won and successful business. Thompson has written a compelling story. River's odyssey of pain and ressurection is a story for our time, raising powerful challenges to our complacency regarding violence against the human spirit.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 320 | Publication Date: 2019-06-15