I'M NOT A NURSE (eBook)

Jessica Bailey (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
94 Seiten
Great Jessica Bailey (Verlag)
978-0-6456069-1-1 (ISBN)

Infos

I am called ejechi in Ukwuani, meaning "e;to leave and return"e;.As a child, Jessica's natural ability to tell stories entertained her friends and frightened herwidowed mother. After being kicked out of every Nigerian home available to her, Jessica arrivesin Ghana, where she meets a nurturing man who offers her Mars Bars and an Australianmarriage. Her new world provides a life of conditional luxury - if she wants to earn her ownmoney, she must become a cleaner or a nurse. When a kind stranger encourages her to study filminstead, her husband supports her - until he loses his lucrative job and becomes violent. Jessicareturns to Nigeria, convinced that she can make the most of her Australian education there -until she remembers that as a Nigerian, she can reach her goals anywhere.I'm Not a Nurse is the memoir of a displaced storyteller who must survive homelessness,violence and racism across two continents to come into her own power as a black Africancreator.'We make things happen' - that is the sound of Nigerian blood.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.11.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: consistency • Courage • Faith • Love • overcoming challenges • tenacity
• ISBN-10: 0-6456069-1-X / 064560691X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-6456069-1-1 / 9780645606911