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Peculiar Relationships

A Fi Ctional Novel That Describes the Evolving Relationships Between Black Women and White Women from Slavery to Current Day
By:Gwen Ragsdale
Publisher:Author Solutions
Print ISBN:9781490738864
eText ISBN:9781490738840
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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Peculiar Relationships is a fictional and semi-autobiographical novel based on the evolving relationships and interactions between black women and white women from slavery to current day. A series of first person narratives describe how shared gender, close proximity, dual tasks, positions of power or lack thereof have led these particular females to form strong bonds or experience terrifying encounters. Throughout history; culture, racial hierarchies, jealousies and other circumstances required black women and white women to deal with a constant changing state of affairs that often impacted their relationships. Peculiar Relationships is a thought-provoking book that reveals how females deal with their respective insecurities, sexuality, self-esteem and often a shared feeling of powerlessness in a male dominated society. It further shows how black empowerment and white privilege affect and shape behaviors today. You will laugh and at times cry as the author navigates you through a myriad of story lines filled with intrigue, suspense, sex, historic and contemporary contexts leading up to an explosive cliffhanger that will leave you gasping for more. This book is a "Must Read for All"! For more information go to www.lwsfm.com