My Road's Hard, My Life's Tough
But My Will Is Planted In Victory
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About the Book
Wilma Williams' second novel is a powerful, explosive, thought provoking novel that will pique many emotions.
Jamila and her daughter are the innocent victims of a custom that is nefarious in nature and a government that is indifferent. They are raped and debased, in the presence of their family, by soldiers of Kangolan, their province. Jamila is six months pregnant and her daughter is only nine years old! The soldiers leave Jamila and her daughter near death, her husband is dead, and her son is missing!
A year later, on her way to the
She becomes the leader of an army of women, and is nicknamed, The Vanishing Panther, by the grateful people whom she helps. Studying, and using guerilla tactics and strategic plans of famous war generals, Jamila and her army are a formidable force that weakens and breaks down the cultural and governmental power structure. They seek out and receive justice when, united under one front, with one goal, they wreak havoc on their tormentors and change the way women and children are treated in
Live every fearful, exhilerating, dangerous and victorious moment with Jamila as she fights a war against customs that have held the female and children population hostage. Cheer for her as she climbs mountains and wages through valleys to overcome for all women the second-class treatment they receive, and for all children....a chance to live and be a child!
About the Author
Wilma Williams was born in
Raised during the depression era, her mother did day work that did not pay a lot, but she still gave Wilma and her brother the best in health care, schooling and recreational activities. Wilma was given piano lessons, voice training, and tap dancing lessons. In senior high school, Wilma graduated among the top ten in her class and won a scholarship to
After fourteen and a half years of marriage, she divorced and became a single-parent mother. She was blessed to be hired at the Post Office and thus take care of her family. While at the post office, she worked nights, went to college during the day (carrying 19 credits) and made the Dean’s list, all while taking care of four children by herself! This is Wilma’s first novel, but when she was in college she was encouraged by her english teacher to pursue writing. She has written many poems that she will make into a book in the near future. But for now she loves to write and she is already working on the sequel to this novel, Secrets of Purple Valley.
In 1977 Wilma visited Rio de Janiro,