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Title:              “I Didn’t Work This Hard Just To Get Married”

Author:          Nika C. Beamon

Review:

Nika C. Beamon the author of this book has put together a collection of lessons in love and life that all women can relate to, although the book is specifically tailored to the experiences and issues affecting the Black woman of today.

The book reveals the views, lessons and stories of successful Black women who have achieved self fulfilment, happiness and stability without being married. Unfortunately I found that it got off to a slow start, but after the 2^nd chapter it picks up the pace and becomes somewhat difficult to put down.

Beamon interviewed a wide range of women, from all different walks of life for this publication. For example Army Captain, Gwneth Bradshaw, Movie Producer Effie T. Brown and Actress and Comedian, Kim Coles. Each woman shares her personal experience and the struggles of being a single Black Professional, without a husband….. stories to which many women can relate.

Beamon uses the book to convey the message that society’s traditional stereotypes and social pressures on women to get married and have children in order to find happiness need to be eradicated. The aim is to let women who are not married or in a relationship know that it is O.K. to be alone, as there is a profound difference between being alone and being lonely.

This collection has a number of important life lessons for women from all different age groups and backgrounds, whether you are a single professional, a divorcee, or a single parent.

‘I didn’t Work This Hard to Get Married’ successfully fuses opinion and hard facts. She explores the statistics regarding everything from divorce rates to the truth about inter-racial marriage in the Black community and casual sex, whilst relaying key facts that will have an impact on the way one thinks about marriage, relationships, men and the definition of happiness.

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