Rise

This novel, RISE, masterfully tells a story about a young man's fight to resolve the effects of a traumatic childhood as he grows into adulthood. The main character, Joshua must choose a life of fear and victimization or a life of hope, faith, and love. The novel not only tells a bold story but weaves together the music of life, the spirituality of a Southern black family, and the urban realities of the late 1980s and early 1990s.