Laying Down My Burdens: A Memoir
- ISBN-10
- 0979762200
- ISBN-13
- 9780979762208
- Category
- Abused wives
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-10-01
- Author
- Brenda L. Thomas
Description
Essence best-selling author Brenda L. Thomas presents a departure from fiction as she ventures into the difficult reality of her own past. Laying Down My Burdens is a gritty and deeply moving depiction of the author's struggle with domestic violence and its threats to her self-esteem. Laying Down My Burdens tells a frighteningly familiar tale that takes a positive turn as Thomas overcomes a number of obstacles to become an independent, successful woman.
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