I Know I've Been Changed ReShonda Tate Billingsley ISBN: 1416511970 Format: Paperback, 352pp Pub. Date: January 2006 Publisher: Pocket Books BBP Sales Rank: 39,288 List Price: $14.00
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Denial isn't just a river. . .

Raedella Rollins left the dusty town of Sweet Poke, Arkansas, on a Texas-bound bus with four mismatched suitcases, a newsroom
job offer, and a promise to herself: never look back. Now, less than a decade later, she's a top-rated talk show host, a
celebrity news anchor, and fiancée to Houston's star councilman. The future looks bright for Rae, and Sweet Poke is nothing
more than a distant memory.

. . . and she's paddling as fast as she can.

But now that she's reached the top, her ragtag family comes knocking. Mama Tee, the grandmother who raised her, calls with
unwelcome family updates; and Shondella, her jealous older sister, guilts her into sending money. To Rae, nothing could be
worse than an unexpected reunion with her over-the-top relatives. But when her picture-perfect life turns out to be an
illusion, Rae's family calls her back to Sweet Poke and to the life she left behind. Can Rae let go of the pain of her
childhood and open her heart to the healing that only faith and family can provide?