The Broken Pocketbook: Kandi Burress

A Broken Pocketbook," which brought down the house, was the story of a child of a prostitute/mother, who was sexually abused by her stepfather, and later acquired HIV/AIDS. It doesn't get more real than that.
The pocketbook monologue is a collection of stories from women of color who share their heartfelt emotions about intimacy and the responsibility that goes with it. This book highlights each woman's brutally honest, funny and poignant recollection and reveals never before told stories about their "pocketbook". "Pocketbook is the term used by many older African-American women to describe the triangle that separates their thighs.Author and creator of The Pocketbook Monologues, Sharon K. McGhee had the vision to approach such a bold subject matter