AUTHOR FATIMA ALEXANDER, ADDRESSES THE NATIONÂ’S LATEST EPIDEMIC IN HER NOVEL THROUGH THE STORM
Author, Fatima Alexander's writes novel that provides much needed information and examples to society about domestic violence, rape and incestuous behavior.
(PRWEB) January 22, 2003
January 23, 2003, Alexandria, Virginia --- Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a home where you were afraid to even breathe, talk or do things that we take for granted like sleep or eat. Imagine living every moment in fear and on the edge afraid to even move the wrong way for fear of being beat. Imagine your small innocent children not being able to live the lives of other children laughing and playing, because they are seeing their Daddy beat their Mommy and in worse cases being abused themselves. Take the time to think about your life if it were like that. Now think about what you can do to stop it.
Domestic violence is taking the nation by storm like many of the worldÂ’s life threatening illnesses. While there are many books out there that take clinical approaches to domestic abuse, there are no books that tell the victimÂ’s story. Fatima AlexanderÂ’s novel Through the Storm, portrays the very nature of domestic violence by exploring the emotions, thoughts, and points-of-view for all parties involved by way of story.
Being freed from an abusive relationship, Ms. Alexander felt a strong need to educate all women, both young and old about abuse in a way where they can be entertained, educated and informed simultaneously. Uniquely and by way of story, Fatima utilized fictional and real accounts in her novel, and wrote it so that a person with the least amount of education can understand.
Through the Storm takes place during a time when the United States was in a period of transition. Racial hatred and segregation were still and important issues among most towns and cities. African Americans of that time were caught in the middle of a fight for independence and social freedoms, and the strength of social, spiritual and domestic relationships was very important to maintain the stability of the black community.
Through Ms. Alexander's 'in-your-face' approach, she reminds us that there were many separate issues affecting the lives of African Americans only to make their struggles more difficult. She also depicts the fact that domestic violence is a serious issue that has been around for some time.
But despite its very private nature, domestic violence has a way of affecting several individuals and their lives for generations.
This powerful novel, provides much needed information and examples to our society about domestic violence, rape, incestuous behavior, and stands as proof that these issues were as strong before as they are today.
Fatima Alexander, born and raised in Jamaica, New York, began writing to express to society the power of educating people about realistic, everyday issues by way of story. Writing for over ten years, Fatima focuses on enthralling issues that are meant to capture your hearts, tears and spirits, while opening ones eyes to some of societies most dreadful epidemics. Fatima made her debut with the play Power Pistol, which was locally televised in the Washington, DC area. She is the proud mother of two, and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
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