Benilde Little

I loved the weaving of the life experiences of the Branch women and how parallel there dilemas were. I couldn't relate to Will - he never explained why he loved Aisha. Will would have cheated like his father. Also, it would have been to predictable for Aisha to meet her biological father - instead Aisha meets her grandmother Abby. I thought that was an ingenious twist to the story. I felt sorry for Cedra - Aisha's best-friend. She missed out on Aisha's wedding. I have a strong feeling we'll show more hear from her again. Aisha finding Richard Paul for her mother Camille, and ex-husband Lem jealous of her new-found soul-mate was heart warming. I look forward to your next novel. show less

It takes Benilde years to realize that her "Crown had been bought and paid for. All she needed to do was put it on." She struggled with ambivalence about her life and choices and her mother was a major part of who she was. When Clara, her mother died Benilde fell into a depression - a nausea of the soul. This memoir tells the tale of her life, her fall into the abyss that was depression and the story of how she fought out of it. I enjoyed her honesty and her "tell it like it is," candid show more account and would recommend it as a good summer read. show less

I received the Kindle version of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

I loved this book, it touched on many subjects that are close to me. If you have ever suffered from depression, you can sure empathise and relate with her story. She went through some tough times and handled them with grace and worked desperately not give up on herself. She has a loving family, material possessions she's been blessed with everything that people would look at and say,"Why does she have any problems show more everything looks fantastic from where I'm standing?" That's what really pulled me into this book, Ms. Little looked like she has it all together but inside, she suffers from the same toxic thought patterns and that we all do and some of us are still battling. A lot of memoirs are not as candid with their most intimate feelings regarding some of the challenges they have been dealt with or without depression. She wasn't afraid to hold anything back even her own shortcomings. That's what makes a great memoir. Ms. Kelly is an amazing woman, and should be very proud of herself and the many accomplishments she has achieved. She's not only a great writer, she is also a great mother, wife and daughter. I can bet she's an awesome friend as well. This memoir has been a true inspiration to me and I'm sure it will be others as well. I hope she has experienced some healing in the process of writing it. show less

good. A lot of life lessons and realistic.