Walk Through Fire is available fo r pick up at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library and is available through Libb y as an ebook and audiobook.
\nSummary:
\nFrom humble beginnings as a schoolgirl and a young vio linist in Maywood\, Illinois\, Sheila Johnson rose to become one of the mo st accomplished businesswomen in America. A cofounder of Black Entertainme nt Television\, she became an entrepreneur and philanthropist at the highe st levels. But that success came at a painful personal cost. Sheila grew u p in a middle-class family that encouraged her love of the arts and music. But her idyllic childhood ended at age sixteen when her beloved father an nounced that he was leaving for another woman\, an act that shattered her mother and destroyed Sheila's trust. She vowed she'd never be in her mothe r's position&mdash\;dependent on a man for her sense of self-worth and for financial security. Yet when she was barely out of her teens\, Sheila mar ried a man who would take her right down that same unfortunate path. Fille d with sharply drawn\, emotionally powerful senses\, Walk Through Fire tra ces the hardships Sheila faced in her marriage and her professional life. Despite her skills as a violinist and music teacher\, as well as her obvio us entrepreneurial talent\, she had to fight to overcome self-doubt and fe ars of failure. Sheila vividly details her struggles\, including battling institutional racism\, losing a child\, suffering emotional abuse in her t hirty-three-year marriage\, and plunging into a deep depression with her d ivorce. And yet\, out of that pain came renewed purpose and meaning. In th e third act of her life\, Sheila Johnson has not only made her mark as the founder of Salamander Hotels &\; Resorts and the only Black female co- owner of three professional sports teams\, she has also\, finally\, found true love. Walk Through Fire is a uniquely American success story. And it is the deeply personal portrait of one woman who\, despite heartache and o bstacles\, finally found herself and her place in the world.
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