What Doesnt Kill You - by Virginia Deberry & Donna Grant (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"I really thought I had a handle on life--then it broke off."

Divorced since her daughter, Amber, was young, forty-something Tee has been "handling her business"--supporting herself after her would-be songwriter husband took off for L.A.--and she's done all right. But then everything changes. First, she's outplaced from her longtime job and doesn't tell anyone. Then she throws her daughter a dream wedding and, after overindulging in champagne, Tee wakes up in bed with the younger best man.

For the first time in twenty- five years, she doesn't know who she is or what she's going to do every day. Deep in denial, Tee continues to live her life as if nothing has changed. After a series of financial missteps compound her already shaky situation, she teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. That's when she decides that it's time to wake up and face reality.

Beyond "making money," Tee never really decided what she wanted to do with her life. Then she just stopped thinking about it and invested her hopes in someone else's dream. Now it's her chance to invest in herself. Can she step out on faith to follow her own dream?

Review Quotes

"A great read for women, young and mature alike."
--Connie Briscoe, New York Times bestselling author of Sisters & Husbands

"What Doesn't Kill You has defi nitely made me stronger! I love this book!"
--Sybil Wilkes, Tom Joyner Morning Show

"An ultimately uplifting tale." --Booklist

"The anti-pity party: snappy, fun, and inspiring." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Virginia DeBerry was a successful plus-size model, former Vice President of BB/LW modeling agency and served as editor-in-chief of Maxima magazine before becoming a novelist. DeBerry is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. She currently resides in central New Jersey.

Donna Grant spent more than a decade as a model for catalogs and advertisements. Grant has been featured on the pages of Essence, McCalls, Family Circle, and Woman's Day, as well as appeared on Good Morning America, and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee. Grant served as the Managing Editor of Maxima before her writing career. A Brooklyn native, she is a graduate of New York University and still lives in the borough with her husband.