Odd Woman Out

After enduring two broken marriages a failed suicide attempt and adulterous affairs author R. Renee Amaro sets out to discover the true purpose of her life. In August 2002 she pulls up roots in America and spreads her wings across five continents-from Africa to Asia and Europe to Australia. </p><P><I>Odd Woman Out: Black Girl Abroad</I> is a fish-out-of-water tale about life outside of the United States as experienced by an African American woman specifically in Taiwan where Amaro teaches English as a second language. During her adaptation to her new life and her new self Amaro rises and falls several times but is continually able to pick up the pieces and move on. Through self-love determination and a long walk with God Amaro overcomes her past life of promiscuity adultery self-hatred and fear.</p><P>From dancing with Zulu warriors and sitting in the prison cell of Nelson Mandela to living loving and learning in Taiwan <I>Odd Woman Out</I> will stimulate thought provoke change and challenge the status quo in the minds of individuals of all races -especially young African Americans. </p>