05917cam a2201189 4500 2899263073 TxAuBib 20261002120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063383104 0063383101 599bdd26-5355-4942-b84e-2fc00a476d7c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12808529 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Philyaw, Deesha. The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman [Libby Audiobook]. HarperCollins, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 379MB. African American Literature. national book award winners. Black History Month books. raven leilaniblack church. raven leilanikiese laymon. african american books. nikese elise williams. Charmaine Wilkerson. boomer woman ficton. reckon true stories. missionary baptist. book of the month. African American. jasmine guillory. hivkiese laymon. humorous books. black authors. samantha irby. creflo dollar. bipoc authors. dawnie walton. First Ladies. Contemporary. black church. Family Saga . Kiese Laymon. tia williams. taffy dollar. family life. funny books. humor books. rufi thorpe. black drama. Friendship. literature. standalone. Daughters. charmaine. Guillory. American. southern. sam irby. secrets. sisters. Atlanta. african. mothers. winning. Divorce. Georgia. Spotify. decatur. family. satire. Church. creflo. dawnie. nikese. Shame. Award. Humor. Great. raven. women. funny. black. woman. Taffy. kiese. keise. AIDS. fear. lust. ursa. rufi. HIV. HTML:Read by award-winning narrator Janina Edwards "Fierce, fabulous, and very funny." - Oprah Daily, Best Books of Fall 2026 list "A raucous and moving tale of triumph told with biting wit." - #1 on People's Must-Read Books of Fall 2026 "A smart and saucy delight. The church ladies still have secrets in The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman.... Gird up thy loins." - Ron Charles A Most Anticipated Book by Goodreads, Audible, PEN America, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, The Root, BookPage, Lit Hub, Ms. Magazine, Debutiful, Country Living, She Reads, Book Riot The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed "rags-to-Rolex" life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight—in this "funny and juicy and sexy and delicious peek behind the pulpit" (Samantha Irby) from the acclaimed and beloved author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. From the moment Scharisse Freeman ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor fifteen years her senior, she's been labeled too brash and too "of the world" by church folks who grudgingly accepted her into their fold, and too holy by her estranged childhood bestie Petra. Schar doesn't have many allies, but that hasn't stopped her from building an enviable business empire spanning books to clothing to branded products, and living the comfortable life her husband's power affords her. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the final bit of validation she's always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors' wives—First Ladies—who are "like Jesus' disciples if they had been a group of mean girls." Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw. But as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth. Unflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free. "Smart and juicy and compulsively readable." - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal "Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles. African American Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-10-02 20:00:03. Edwards, Janina. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=599bdd26-5355-4942-b84e-2fc00a476d7c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)