Rice and Peas for the Soul 1: a Collection of 150 Motivational, Inspirational and Moral Stories to Make You Think, Reflect and Wonder

Publisher Marketing: Rice and Peas for the Soul; is an edited collection of more than 150 thought provoking, motivational, inspirational empowering stories of hope, faith and courage. These story based ingredients have been selected due to their positive underlying messages, which encourage readers to think, reflect and wonder about life in general. Rice and Peas for the Soul will be one of many books produced by Think Doctor Publications, who's company policy is to adopt a strictly uplifting, empowering and positive focus by way of using known and contemporary stories which convey the message, that no matter how hard life gets, never lose faith or hope. Recognize that love, happiness, success and the support of positive people manifests itself in so many obvious and unexpected guises. This reassuring book also encourages readers to see light of forgiveness as oppose to darkness revenge, by offering prayer for those who are more interested in hiding your light as opposed to allowing your true potential to shine. Let me also remind you that this entree book is just an appetizer, before the main series of books are served. Rest assured the editorial team of cooks recognise that the customer is always right and has every intention of carefully selecting the best ingredients for future editions of this book. I can assure you that the wait will be worthwhile. In the meantime, relax and enjoy your copy of Rice and Peas! D. Constantine-Simms If you would like to contribute to the Rice and Peas menu of books. Please send your previously unpublished work to Kwame Makura at the following email address: Thinkdoctor@yahoo.co.uk Think Doctor Publications are represented by www.heavensentconsultancy.com Contributor Bio:  Constantine-Simms, Delroy Harriet Ann Jacobs was born a slave in Edenton, North Carolina in 1813 However, when Jacobs was eleven years old, her mistress died and willed her to Dr. James Norcom, a binding decision that initiated a lifetime of suffering and hardship for Jacobs. Dr. Norcom, represented later as Dr. Flint in Jacobs's narrative, sexually harassed and physically abused the teenaged Jacobs as long as she was a servant in his household. Jacobs warded off his advances by entering into an affair with a prominent white lawyer named Samuel Treadwell Sawyer and bearing him two children: Joseph (b. 1829) and Louisa Matilda (c. 1833-1913), who legally belonged to Norcom. Fearing Norcom's persistent sexual threats and hoping that he might relinquish his hold on her children, Jacobs hid herself in the storeroom crawlspace at her grandmother's house from 1835 until 1842. During those seven years Jacobs, waiting for an opportunity to escape to the North. Jacobs was finally able to make her way to New York City by boat in 1842 and was eventually reunited with her children there.