Black Girls Must Have It All: A Novel

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In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is juggling work, relationships, and a newborn babybut will she find the happy ending shes always wanted

After a whirlwind year, Tabitha Walkers carefully organized plan to achieve the life she wantedperfect job, dream husband, and stylish homehas gone off the rails. Her checklist now consists of diapers changed (infinite), showers taken (zero), tears cried (buckets), and hours of sleep (whats that).

Don't get her wrong, Tabby loves her new bundle of joy and motherhood is perhaps the only thing that's consistent for her these days. When the news station announces that they will be hiring outside competitors for the new anchor position, Tabby throws herself into her work. But its not just maintaining her position as the stations weekend anchor that has her worried. All of her relationships seem to be shifting out of their regular orbits. Best friend Alexis cant manage to strike the right balance in her refurbished marriage with Rob, and Lailas gone from being a consistent ride-or-die to a newly minted entrepreneur trying to raise capital for her growing business. And when Marc presents her with an ultimatum about their relationship, coupled with an extended visit from his mother, Tabby is forced to take stock of her life and make a new plan for the future.

Consumed by work, motherhood, and love, Tabby finds herself isolated from her friends and family just when she needs them most. But help is always there when you ask for it, and Tabbys village will once again rally around her as she comes to terms with her new life and faces her biggest challenge yetchoosing herself.

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Allens trilogy [is] a must-read. Its refreshing to see Tabitha gain confidence over the course of the novel as she navigates being a mother, a friend, a daughter, and a career woman whos faced with life-changing decisions, and while its not seamless, it sure is powerful. An inspiring finale about the strength of women and the bonds of sisterhood. Kirkus Reviews Masterfully written and pitch perfect, Black Girls Must Be Magic is, simply, magic. Good Morning America on Black Girls Must Be Magic Allen shines in her second installment of a planned trilogy about a career-driven Black woman Allens sharp, frank prose advances the engaging plot. This bittersweet treat will have wide appeal with womens fiction fans. Publishers Weekly on Black Girls Must Be Magic An impossible-to-put-down novel chronicling Tabitha Walkers extremely relatable journey through relationshipswith men, friends, family, and most importantly, herself. With finely-drawn characterizations and touching life lessons, Jayne Allen paints Tabithas adulting journey with heartbreaking, heartwarming strokes that stayed with me long after Id finished reading. (On a personal note, as a Black woman who struggles with infertility, its so refreshing that Allen sheds a light on this rarely-told story.) Sign me up for the trilogy! Tia Williams, award-winning author of The Perfect Find and Seven Days in June on Black Girls Must Die Exhausted Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is a smart, sophisticated portrait of three very different women, united in both their struggles and their joy. Allen seamlessly blends sharp social commentary with a heartwarming story of friendship between irresistibly complex characters. A fresh, punch-packing debut from an author to watch! Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read on Black Girls Must Die Exhausted In Jayne Allens debut novel, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, readers are reminded of many ways Black women are not afforded tranquility, time or space to just be.. . .. What readers will discover is this: Black women figure it out. Whether Allens characters are contending with a problematic manager at work, a husbands poor decisions or a grim diagnosis, they come together and empower one another with a web of understanding and love that is not available elsewhere in their lives, where they have to project an image of perfection. . . .Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is the first novel in a three-book series.If her opening salvo is any indication, Allen promises to show the relentlessness of the trauma Black women deal with every day leavened with the solidarity of friends who can relate. New York Times Book Review on Black Girls Must Die Exhausted "Smart and dynamic. . . " Ms. Magazine

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Jayne Allen is the pen name of Jaunique Sealey, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School. An avid traveler, she speaks three languages and has visited five continents. 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. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is her first novel which she calls "the epitaph of my 30s." A proud native of Detroit, she currently lives in Los Angeles.