I recently had the chance to read and review a new book, Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go, by Lucille O'Neal. In case you don't know who this woman is, she is the mother of the well know NBA Basket ball player Shaquille O'Neal. It even has a forward by Shaquille.
Lucille speaks in her book of the things that she went through and did as a child, and how these things affected the rest of her life. Starting her life with both parents and then being uprooted and moved, at a young age, to a new home with out her mother, leaving her wondering what really happened. She speaks of the life that many black families had and endured in the 1950's. She grew up with her VERY strict grandparents and a father with a speech disability.
I didn't have a had time getting into the book. It was interesting to read about the way things were when she was a young girl and how she felt everything she did had to be perfect in order to make sure the family didn't look bad. Then she winds up pregnant at a young age and shaming them. She went through a lot of rough times, some she brought on herself and some she could not do anything about. The books tells of struggle, love, loss and rebuilding your life and asking for God's help along the way. The pictures in the book helped me to feel like I knew the people being written about and made it even more real. There are also scriptures at the beginning of each chapter .
I would recommend this book to any woman! It is inspiring and a good read. I hope you all will pick it up and read it!!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 : Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Lucille speaks in her book of the things that she went through and did as a child, and how these things affected the rest of her life. Starting her life with both parents and then being uprooted and moved, at a young age, to a new home with out her mother, leaving her wondering what really happened. She speaks of the life that many black families had and endured in the 1950's. She grew up with her VERY strict grandparents and a father with a speech disability.
I didn't have a had time getting into the book. It was interesting to read about the way things were when she was a young girl and how she felt everything she did had to be perfect in order to make sure the family didn't look bad. Then she winds up pregnant at a young age and shaming them. She went through a lot of rough times, some she brought on herself and some she could not do anything about. The books tells of struggle, love, loss and rebuilding your life and asking for God's help along the way. The pictures in the book helped me to feel like I knew the people being written about and made it even more real. There are also scriptures at the beginning of each chapter .
I would recommend this book to any woman! It is inspiring and a good read. I hope you all will pick it up and read it!!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 : Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
