BOOKS BY JUDY C. ANDREWS: The Gathering of Gemstones: A Poetry Collection Intriguing. Sexy. Intense. "Gather your jewels of joy, wherever you are."
Dr. Maya Angelou once said, “God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us, in the dreariest and most dreadful moments can see a possibility of hope.” Civil Rights activist, Mary Jane McLeod Bethune explained how important it is to “invest in the human soul,” because she felt that everyone is “a diamond in the rough.” The Gathering of Gemstones: A Poetry Collection, by Judy C. Andrews, explores the possibility of hope in an ever-changing world, through her personal reflections on conditions that affect the human experience and nature, with emphasis on her African American culture. She believes that we are all gemstones gathering love. A sensual and spiritual collection, this literary work covers a range of topics using the motif, light. Subjects in this collection include love, romance, relationships, and social issues. Traditional poetic genres such as sonnets, cinquains, free verse, and haiku are among the author's favorite forms of expression, as well as non-traditional genres in the upbeat style of formation poems.
This artistic work of literature invigorates, entertains, and inspires readers from all walks of life who enjoy creativity, artsy work, sexy language, and rich words of power. The world is filled with enchanting possibilities.
More Compelling Stories of Thrilling Suspense:
The issues of sex-trafficking, opioid abuse, and shady healthcare practices are explored in the novel of suspense, A Gift To Treasure, by Judy C. Andrews.
Two female healthcare workers from the Gullah Geechee town of Jewel Park, New York go missing while investigating insurance fraud at the hospital where they were employed. Two powerful men in the community, a doctor and a preacher, may be involved. The 14-year-old is quite familiar with both men. One of them helped raise her.
What secrets will she reveal to Treasure about these men, her once privileged lifestyle, and the small town she grew up in, when danger is just around the corner?
An Ocean of Jewels, by Judy C. Andrews
An Empowering Story of Self-love and Forgiveness.
Imani Jewel Henderson, a former foster child is forced to seek the knowledge of her rich Gullah/Geechee heritage when her father dies. A legacy is in her grasp. Will she find it?
The literary, suspenseful novel, An Ocean of Jewels, explores Gullah Geechee culture in a suspenseful, mesmerizing plot. In 1901, a murder occurred on a small Gullah Island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Decades later, Imani Jewel Henderson, an educator and former foster child, discovers that the murder was connected to her Gullah Geechee heritage, and that it had something to do with the Ku Klux Klan, as well as a relative who perished during the Jewish Holocaust.
After her father dies, Imani learns of disturbing letters he wrote about her family, and she defiantly seeks to uncover the truth about her placement in the foster care system and information about her biological family.
Imani embarks on a journey to discover her father's mysterious past and the root of her mother's pain. In her search for self-knowledge and self-love, she must first overcome alcohol addiction and an abusive relationship with a married man.
Get to know Imani, her friends, foes, and family, and explore the Gullah Geechee fictional towns of Jewel Park, New York, Creeksville, Georgia, and Eva Creek Island, Georgia, with a glass of teacola, some warm sweet potato pone, and a dollop of curiosity.
Other issues explored in the novel are Colorism, Orphan Trains, The Jewish Holocaust, and Bedford-Stuyvesant’s historic, Weeksville community.