Meant to be Book

In a novel reminiscent of the work of Maya Angelou and Ntozake Shange, Rita Coburn Whack tells the story of how a young womanâ??s spiritual awakening leads her to maturity and self-fulfillment. When Meant to Be opens, thirteen-year-old Patience Jan Campbell is called upon to read and interpret her favorite scripture for the church congregation: â??I think this scripture means that children know every shut eye ainâ??t sleep and every head bowed ainâ??t praying, so grown-ups ainâ??t fooling us or God. . . . So nobody should hold a child back from God just â??cause they may be having trouble finding Him.â?But a traumatic experience causes Jan to stumble and lose her â??voice.â? Unable to turn to those around her, she calls for her grandmother Hannahâ??who died before Jan was bornâ??in prayer. Unbeknownst to Jan, Hannah does come, and through her wise eyes we follow Jan into her early twenties as she moves to the big city, goes to college, and begins a career. A reflective father, a misunderstood mother, a sage aunt, and two pivotal lovers all build emotional bridges that help Jan progress on her journey to womanhood.Read More