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The Single Black Mother Effect Vol. I "Sanaa's Story"
Paperback
Series: The Single Black Mother Effect, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 1 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Single Black Mother Effect: Sanaa's Story is a raw, intimate novel about what it means to keep moving when the world keeps closing doors.
Sanaa is a devoted Black mother doing everything she can to protect her children while navigating housing insecurity, financial instability, and the quiet weight of choices made out of survival. Told with emotional precision and unflinching honesty, her story reveals the unseen labor of motherhood, the sacrifices no one sees, the strength that goes uncelebrated, and the fear carried in silence so children can feel safe.
As Sanaa fights to hold her family together, the lives of other women intersect with hers; women often overlooked or judged too quickly. Donna and Lakisha are not side notes to Sanaa's journey, but reflections of what can happen when love, loss, regret, and resilience collide. Their presence exposes the ripple effects of single Black motherhood and the systems that shape it.
This novel is not about perfection or easy redemption. It is about endurance. About the truth behind survival. About the emotional and generational impact of being a Black mother in a world that demands strength but offers little support.
The Single Black Mother Effect: Sanaa's Story is the first book in a powerful series. Each subsequent installment will center one woman's story; pulling her out of the margins and into full view.
This is not just a story.
It's a testimony.
And it's only the beginning.
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