

An edition of "Find the Flower that Blossoms" (2010)
By Ahjamu R. Umi
Publish Date
December 2010
Publisher
Publish America
Language
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Pages
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Description:
After Ashley's best friend is murdered trying to protect her from racial strife directed against Ashley and her Black boyfriend Adisa, Ashley is traumatized to the point of drinking heavily. She manages to stop drinking, but her anxiety and depression continues to haunt her and she eventually succumbs to an addiction to sex. She has multiple affairs until she's caught cheating by her boyfriend, turned husband. Her subsequent guilt and shame causes her to attempt suicide which results in her lapsing into a coma. It's during her unconscious state that she's visited by her murdered friend and this experience seeks to change Ashley's life forever.
subjects: Interracial Romance
People: Ashley Summers, Ashley Omawale, Adisa Omawale, Boahinmaa Omawale
Places: Central Oregon, Richmond California, Oakland, California, San Francisco, Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Stockholm, Sweden
Times: 2010