Beautiful Reading: Unbeweaveable by Katrina Spencer
Submitted by Amber on August 11, 2010 – 6:46 pmNo Comment
Since I was a little girl, reading has been one of my absolute favorite past times. There’s nothing like curling up to a good book, and it’s even better when the book well written, and of full of fabulous, glamorous Black women! I recently had the pleasure of learning about author Katrina Spencer and her new novel, Unbeweaveable, $6.99. Check out this story of one woman’s personal journey, as she tosses her weave aside!
Mariah “Weavy Wonder‟ Stevens doesn‟t take no for an answer. Her take charge, tough-as-nails exterior has helped her become Book Review Editor at Spirit Magazine—no small feat considering she‟s only 29. She lives in a stunningapartment in Manhattan, her clothes are ripped straight from the runways, and her manicured nails are never chipped. Life is good.Her secret weapon? Her long, glorious weave, which she‟s been wearing since she was 16. It‟s her power, her strength, and she‟s completely addicted to it. She can’t even remember what her real hair looks like.In a sudden move, Spirit Magazine folds, and for the first time in her life she’s left asking, “What‟s next?” With her savings dwindling, she’s forced to remove her weave and make the call that she hasn‟t made in years—the call home.Now Mariah is back home in Houston, living with her well-to-do biracial sister and light skinned mother, both who are blessed with hair long enough to sleep in. Mariah has always stuck out like a sore thumb, and is constantlyreminded of such with her dark skin and kinky short hair.Living in Houston has Mariah facing her old demons and without thesupport of her weave she‟s losing her most important asset: her confidence.When she discovers a family secret, it opens the doors to her past and threatensto break her already fragile world apart. With her sister by her side, Mariah isdetermined to learn the truth. Unbeweaveable is about Mariah’s quest toconfront questions of love, loyalty, and family to find her way back home.
Interesting read, right?! If you pick up a copy, tell me what you think!
Katrina Spencer is the author of Six O’clock and lives in Texas with her husband and
daughter. She readily admits that if she was trapped on a desert island, the three things
she couldn’t live without are her family, her bible, and her hair weave. Learn more about
her at katrinaspencer.com and stop by her blog, Curl Up and Write, where she dishes
about writing, hair and more. You can also follow her on Twitter @katrinasspencer and
friend her on Facebook to catch more of her funny observations on the writing life.
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