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About Papa Don't Preach
Four years ago, Jackie is laid off from her dream job as a photojournalist for "Soul Beat" magazine. She is forced to abandon her immaculate Manhattan condo and take a job at a small photography studio in Detroit. Although the Motor City is Jackie’s hometown, she’s not happy to return to a place full of shameful memories. Despite the unexpected change in plans, she tries to make the most of her new start. Jackie reconnects with her best friend and moves into a great apartment downtown. She begins a relationship with Patrick, a stylish attorney who shares her passion for jazz and ethnic cuisine. As Jackie approaches her fiftieth birthday, she isn’t concerned about becoming a wife or mother. She loves her life exactly the way it is. The only complication in Jackie’s happiness is her family. She avoids them even though they live ten minutes away. It is too painful for her to be in their presence after a tragic event that no one dares to discuss. Jackie is convinced that her closest relatives are hypocrites. This upsets her father, Reverend Abraham Foster most of all. As the pastor of New Kingdom Baptist Church, “Honest Abe” (as he’s affectionately known) is always counseling the members of his congregation, but none of them are aware that he can’t keep his own house in order. Reverend Foster has devoted his life to his faith and his family. But his oldest daughter, Jackie wants nothing to do with him and has turned away from the church. His younger daughter, Rhonda, is struggling with a drug addiction. All of his prayers seem to go unanswered as she falls deeper into the darkness of temptation. Before she started using drugs, Rhonda lived in a mansion with two beautiful children and a husband who lavished her with luxuries she only dreamed about as a girl. Now, all of that is gone. The only thing that remains is the memory of how wonderful her life used to be. Getting high is her only comfort. But every time she does it, her soul slips further away. Jackie’s world is u
