The Hatwearer's Lesson (Platinum Series)

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Summary: A Hatwearer's Lesson
Review: This book was an awesome book. Very entertaining I could not put the book down. I read it in a couple days. Yolando Joe is a superb writer. Keep up the work. You guys read her others. Great author.

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Summary: A Lesson Can Be Learned By The Young And Old
Review: This was a great story of how are ancestors and older generation can teach us if we just listen to their stories. The older population can teach the younger generation how to cook,love and live if we would just listen. Grandma Ollie was trying to teach her granddaughter how to love by using things that happened in her life. The special treat in this story was Grandma Ollie and her gift. This gift was also passed on to her granddaughter Terri who thought it was just a little feeling in her gut. This book starts off with Grandma Ollie getting a bad sign about Terri's fiance. Terri finally is able to read the sign and then all hell breaks loose. All Terri really wants is a chance at Love. She is like the hip new young generation where Terri is doing very well in her career but the clock is ticking for family life. Read this cute little story about the young and the old.

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Summary: true wisdom/true wit...a must read for every woman!
Review: WOW! this book is phenomenal! i received an early copy and i was foolish enough to let it sit for a few days before opening it. i have read all of the author's other work and i was only lukewarm to the idea of another 'yolanda joe novel'.
though the other books were good reads, they do not compare to the eloquence and descriptive creativity of 'Hatwearer's Lesson'. i read it in one sitting and this novel made me laugh, cry, and cheer all at the same time.
Terri, like myself grew up without a mother so i could relate to her anguish. i also had a grandmother who tried on many occasions to 'steer' me in the right direction, but being headstrong, i, like Terri also veered off course.
Terri learns the lesson(like i did)that all that glitters is not golden, and that coming home sometimes means letting go when holding on seems more secure!
Grandma Ollie personifies all that Black women have endured over the years and yet her quiet strength makes you feel at home. Grandma Ollie's courage against the odds signifies what we are and will become in the future.
Ms. Joe's story shows that happiness is contentment with what you have and an understanding that true joy comes from within.
i'm trying to not give away the storline, therefore all i can say is READ IT!!!!
This is destined to become a bestseller!