Nominated for a 2005
Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award
Woman’s Worth takes readers on a journey of startling depth. From a speakeasy whorehouse in
the bottoms of Alabama to a luxurious high-rise apartment in Kenya, acclaimed author Tracy Price-
Thompson crosses boundaries of sexuality, gender, and culture to accentuate the core of black
identity: the enormous strength of family.
“Ain’t nothing like a Black man. No other man on the face of the earth can hold a light up to him,
coming or going. Why do you think white women are all the time chasing behind them? Smooth
game and all, when a brotha loves you, he loves you right.”
Abeni Omorru is a stunning Kenyan woman who is haunted by piercing memories. Although her
father’s wealth ensures her a life of prestige, childhood trauma has left her emotionally damaged
and sexually promiscuous. While Abeni takes on many lovers, none come close to healing the
wounds of her heart—and only a man who understands her worth can truly claim her soul.
Bishop Johnson is also haunted by his past. Raised by prostitutes in a rural Alabama town, he is a
promising teenage boxer—until his dreams are shattered when his parents are murdered during a
violent robbery and he takes revenge on the perpetrators. Bishop goes to jail, and when he is
released he has a volatile temper and a mean left hook to back it up.
Trouble continues to find Bishop, and he is forced to leave Alabama and travel to Kenya with the
Peace Corps. There he falls in love with Abeni, and they marry. When Bishop learns the secret of
Abeni’s past, he is force to make a decision that may cost him more than one man should ever have
to sacrifice.
