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What You Owe Me 
 by Bebe Moore Campbell.

I recently read What You Owe Me. by Bebe Moore Campbell.  It was recommended to me by a friend whose literary tastes are similar to mine; the book was good.  It was worth the money and the time I spent to read it, and it would make a very, very good movie.
The book moves through five decades to highlight the life of Hosanna Clark and her two daughters. The book highlights "fifty years of family, friendship, betrayal, and reconciliation". The book begins in post World-War ll through the eyes of a dead woman who wants to make things right for her two daughters who are still alive.  It recounts the friendship of Hosanna Clark and a Jewish woman named Gilda Rosenstein, a concentration camp survivor.
At the beginning of the story, the book draws parallels between the plight of these two women as it explores issues of racism, discrimination, prejudice, sexism, and classicism that affect them and the community around them.  Encouragingly though, the book also highlights the resilient and entrepreneurial spirits of OUR PEOPLE. The author, Bebe Moore Campbell, wrote a successful book about enterprising people and their dreams to create successful and lucrative businesses. 
The book is successful too, I enjoyed it  and I hope it is made into a movie.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU ENJOY it. umoja11@yahoo.com