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Watermelons For Sale- Hope For The Overlooked, The Overburdened, And The Unheard
Watermelons For Sale- Hope For The Overlooked, The Overburdened, And The Unheard
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Erica L. Baskerville did everything she knew to do. She held her son's hand through hospital nights. She whispered prayers into sterile air. She stayed strong. She stayed faithful. But the miracle didn't come. And no one prepares you for choosing a burial outfit instead of a birthday one.
Watermelons for Sale is not a tidy story of triumph. It's a raw, gut-honest survival map-for anyone who's ever performed strength while quietly unraveling, waited to be chosen, or wondered why God went quiet right when it mattered most.
The title comes from Erica's childhood, standing on the side of Highway 330 with her sister, waving at passing cars and shouting, "Watermelons for sale!" Most didn't stop. That moment-the ache of being seen but not chosen-became more than memory. It became a metaphor. For being overlooked. For calling out and getting silence. For offering something valuable and still being ignored.
From that roadside in Mississippi to boardrooms, hospital rooms, and church pews, Erica brings readers through grief, identity, motherhood, race, shame, spiritual exhaustion, and the quiet kind of faith that survives disappointment.This is not a book of lessons. It's a book of language.For the liminal spaces. For the ones still in it.For the ones who've carried more than anyone knows-and are still showing up.If you've ever felt othered, unseen, overlooked, or just plain tired-this story will look you in the eye and say, You're not invisible. You're not too late. And you are not alone.
Product details
- Number of Pages:
- 188
- Release Date:
- 2025-06-12
- Publication Date:
- 2025-06-11
- Publisher:
- 10fold collab
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN13:
- 9798999186324
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 562 g
- Height:
- 157 cm
- Width:
- 235 cm
- Thickness:
- 17 cm
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