At the church’s Women Meeting, Dr. Morrison meets four women, Anita Harrison, Candace Carter, Ernestine Johnson, and Toni Brown whose complex life situations captivate her spirit. She quickly discovers that each woman possesses similar characteristics of her mother, and their tales hurl her back to her own harrowing past. As she guides the women through the pursuit of their truths, the path forces her to confront her demons.
Excerpt: Secretly, the idea of the Women’s Meeting excited me, even though I told the Pastor that I thought it was a bad idea. Of course, I suspected that he would do the opposite of my suggestion. Over the years, he blatantly devalued my viewpoint regardless of the issue. If I said black, he chose white, if I said left he went right, and if I said up, he went down. The Women’s Meeting allowed me the opportunity to be a part of something for me. I wanted to change my life, and I believed that Dr. Angela Morrison could help me find the real Anita. I believed that God sent her to save me.
Excerpt: Briefly, our eyes locked in a gaze, and again I saw the pain in her soul. She finally took a deep breath and said, “How do I find my truth?”
I stared into her eyes and smiled. Then I said, “Reflect back to your deepest, darkest secret. Chances are you will find your truth there.” I glanced at each woman and continued. “We all have those secrets. It’s the secret that you refuse to tell your closest friend; the secret that you buried so deep at times, even you wonder if it’s real. It’s the secret that disrupted your past, and occasionally raises its ugly head to haunt your present; the secret that continues to survive.” The room was so quiet I heard myself breathe. I looked at the women, and imagined each one of them scrolling through the secret files in her mind.
