In 1982, Barbara Williams Lewis became a thirty-seven
year old runaway. She moved to Los Angeles with her
three children. Born black and poor in Wilson, North
Carolina, Lewis chronicles the events of her life that led to
her self-imposed exile and her struggles to go beyond it.
She tells her story with honesty, humor and raw emotion.
She speaks freely of her mistakes and her political views
about money, religion, rape, incest, corruption and domestic
violence, and she shows her ability to triumph over poverty,
homelessness and pain. Lewis has a captivating voice that
lures you into the work and forces you to become an active
participant in the development of her story.
