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Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: A Novel Audiobook
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“It’s a good thing that this is only the first book of a trilogy, because after getting to know Tabitha, you won’t want to leave her at the end. . . . Written intimately as if you’re peering into the mind of a close friend, this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how great girlfriends (and grandmothers) are often the key to our sanity.” — Good Morning America
The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love—and the support of her two longtime friends—to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she’s ever wanted.
Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to “have it all.” At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, a ""paper-perfect"" boyfriend, and even a standing Saturday morning appointment with a reliable hairstylist, everything seems to be falling into place.
Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis that brings her picture-perfect life crashing down, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children. With her dreams at risk of falling through the cracks of her checklist, suddenly she is faced with an impossible choice between her career, her dream home, and a family of her own.
With the help of her best friends, the irreverent and headstrong Laila and Alexis, the mom jeans-wearing former ""Sexy Lexi,"" and the generational wisdom of her grandmother and the nonagenarian firebrand Ms. Gretchen, Tabby explores the reaches of modern medicine and tests the limits of her relationships, hoping to salvage the future she always dreamed of. But the fight is all consuming, demanding a steep price that forces an honest reckoning for nearly everyone in her life. As Tabby soon learns, her grandmother's age-old adage just might still be true: Black girls must die exhausted.
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“With finely-drawn characterizations and touching life lessons, Jayne Allen paints Tabitha’s ‘adulting’ journey with heartbreaking, heartwarming strokes.”
— Tia Williams, New York Times bestselling author
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“Touching on issues of professional womanhood, race, and family, the author crafts a novel that is both timely and enjoyable.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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" This book was absolutely a joy to read . This story centered around the propagandist Tabby , a young woman pursuing a balance between career, family, and fertility the time clock just crashed into her well laid plans now the real story begins. "
— Luluisa_md , 12/15/2021
About Jayne Allen
Jayne Allen is the pen name of Jaunique Sealey. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is her first novel which she calls “the epitaph of my 30s.” Drawing from her unique experiences as an attorney and entrepreneur, she crafts transcultural stories that touch upon contemporary women’s issues such as workplace and career dynamics, race, fertility, modern relationships and mental-health awareness. Her writing echoes her desire to bring both multiculturalism and multidimensionality to a rich and colorful cast of characters inspired by the magic uncovered in everyday life. A graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, she is an avid traveler, speaks three languages, and has visited five continents.