Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs
A collection of life stories from mature women of color — seasoned with wisdom, spiced with truth, served with love.
An anthology with the flavor of a life well lived
Just as a well-stocked spice rack turns simple ingredients into a memorable meal, Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs turns everyday experience into unforgettable storytelling. More than forty women of color — poets, journalists, scholars, ministers, mothers and retirees — share true stories of the events that changed and affirmed their lives.
These are stories of women who have lived, struggled, loved and triumphed: first loves and lasting marriages, hair salons and hospital wards, family recipes and family reckonings, journeys to Russia, Chile and the American South, and the quiet courage of beginning again in midlife. Every voice is real; every story is told firsthand.
Edited by publisher Vicki Ward, the anthology has been honored as Best Anthology 2005 by the Los Angeles Black Book Expo, received the ForeWord Magazine Silver Award for Anthologies, and was a finalist in the IPPY (Independent Publishers Awards) anthology category.
| Full title | Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs: A Collection of Life Stories from Mature Women of Color |
|---|---|
| Editor | Vicki Ward |
| Publisher | Nubian Images Publishing (2005) |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 0-9755162-0-5 (ISBN-13 978-0-9755162-0-1) |
| Price | $14.95 + $3.85 shipping |
What's inside
The anthology gathers life-changing and woman-affirming stories across themes every reader will recognize.
Love & family
Husbands, children, grandchildren and chosen family — stories of the bonds that shape us, from Oakland to Atlanta to Chennai, India.
Struggle & resilience
Survivors and healers: women who faced illness, loss and trauma, and who drum, write and gather to heal themselves and their communities.
Joy & reinvention
Second acts and late dreams — careers begun at 54, novels finished after retirement, poetry written in earnest in a writer's 40s and beyond.
Culture & heritage
Voices spanning African American, Latina, Native Muscogee, Filipino and immigrant experiences — stories of honoring where you come from.
Faith & spirit
Devotions, ministry and music — reflections from writers whose faith carried them through life's hardest seasons.
Wisdom & memory
Memoir fragments and family tales from women in their 50s, 60s and 70s — the seasoned sistahs whose stories keep you reading.
“…stories of women going through life changing and woman affirming events. They are told by women who have lived, struggled, loved and triumphed!” — From the publisher
What readers say
“I have made it a part of my devotional reading each morning and I also read a story during my lunch. Thank you so much for this great piece of literature.”Mildred
“The stories are very captivating.”Paula
“I enjoy the stories and want to savor them, so I'm reading just a few selections, along with other books.”Theresa
The voices behind the book
The seasoned Sistahs include novelists, playwrights, attorneys, nurses, professors, missionaries and more — a chorus of women of color whose names are worth knowing.
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