self-realization in women

"Surprised to discover that her recuperation [from a heart attack] seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, [harried working mother] Maribeth does the unthinkable: she packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once she gets to where she's going, she sees her life from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves, and from herself"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the enemies of women's success both in the workplace and at home and reveals strategies to overcome them.

The lives of three women--Norah, a French-born lawyer with an estrange father; Fanta, a teacher who follows her boyfriend to France; and Khady, a penniless widow sent to France with only a name to look up--intertwine and come together to help each other in their quests for self-preservation.

The story of a struggling young actress trying to get ahead--and keep it together--in New York City.

Nightmares of war flood the waking memories of Nea, a survivor of the Cambodian killing fields. Nea is now a struggling college student who suddenly decides to find her biological father in Southern California, hoping that this will help her put the past to rest.

Like most women, whether they?ve chosen the Fortune 500 career path or have had five kids by 35, Anna David wondered if she?d made the right choices. Anna vowed to use a newly discovered book as a lesson plan, venturing out of her comfort zone in the hope of overcoming the fears and insecurities that had haunted her for years. Embarking on a journey both intensely personal and undeniably universal, she becomes adventurous and spontaneous?reviving her wardrobe and apartment, taking French lessons, dashing off to Seville, and whiling nights away with men she never would have considered before. In the process, she ends up meeting the person really worth changing for: herself.

A collection of short fiction stories in which Danielle Evans explores the lives of young African-American and mixed-race teens, women, and men who are struggling with issues of identity and belonging.