Anthony Teoli

My Secret Sister Anthony Teoli

Roberta Robinson is on her death bed, with many secrets that can change a lot, once they have been released to the public. Her secrets are not only seismic to who she is, but to who she was, and to those who are related to her. Money, wealth, power and fame are what people know her for in the twilight of her days, but there is so much more to her story, that no one knows... Not only details, but people as well. My Secret Sister is a socially aware account of not only the life and ascent of Roberta Robinson, but also an inventory of a past that made who she became, extremely unlikely, and an inventory of everyone that played a role in her incredible story of survival, love, loss, and chasing a dream. At 80 years old, and not far from death, Roberta begins a reflection process, which takes her mind back to being a 5-year-old black girl, growing up in the 1960's. As her reflections progress, the puzzle pieces are put in place to form the picture of why she is so secretive, and how she accomplished all that she had in her life, by the time she was advanced in age. Along the way, there comes a choice that she has to make to either suffer a broken heart, or reach a dead end on her path forward to achieve her dreams. Driven by a pure heart, her love of country, family, and having a hero like Barbara Jordan to be inspired from, Roberta never gives up... Even if the cost is painful.