About Me

About the Book

I was born during the Jim Crow era, I have discovered recently; that I lived a life of privilege. This is what many have told me. This does not mean that I was not affected by segregation. Yes, everything was separated and not equal. I grew up in a home, where we all were comfortable. During my adult life, I lived in the north, in small towns or in the suburbs. I am a city girl. The city by the sea, Charleston, South Carolina. After graduation from high school, I attended Saint Augustine's college in Raleigh North Carolina. I married my late, college sweetheart. We have three children from this union. They all have graduated from college and are leading productive lives. They have awarded us with six grandchildren and eight greatgrands. However, after many years of marriage my late ex-and I divorced. I am the secret that no one talks about. Did my father have a secret also? Did I find love the second time around?

About the Author

I live in Deptford Township, NJ with my husband, Ben of forty-two years. I have been retired as an educator for nearly twenty-Years. My divorced, late husband, Richard Redd and have three children. Donna Anita Redd Rideout, Kimberly Ellen Redd Walker, and Richard Michael Redd, l can say with great pride that I have five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. My first book was published in 2004, Looking In The Mirror. This was followed by, On The Last Pew, both were fictional novels. It was published in 2009.This current book is nonfiction, All About Me. Author House published both of the above books.