“Do You Think I’m Beautiful?”

New Book Asserts That All Women Want An Answer

Within every woman, there is a core question of the soul that affects how she sees herself, sees others and even how she views God. Angela Thomas, author of Do You Think I’m Beautiful? The Question Every Woman Asks (Thomas Nelson, February 2003), believes the title of her book echoes the question issuing from the soul of every woman.

Thomas believes this one question, and how it is answered from childhood into adulthood, shapes a woman’s personal self-esteem and her spiritual values.

“The beauty that I desire is not really about body image,” says Thomas, who vividly recalls her days as a teenage wallflower. “The deeper ‘beautiful’ I long for is about complete acceptance. And through the years, I have found myself looking for that acceptance in every place but the right one.”

Angela Thomas sees this longing to be known as beautiful as part of the intrinsic design of women. “Women often settle for ‘reliable’ or ‘efficient’ when they really want to be known as ‘beautiful.’ I want women to know that is its okay to ask the question that came attached to their souls—and I want to see them convinced that the God of Heaven and Earth is smitten with their beauty.”

In Do You Think I’m Beautiful?, Angela Thomas shares how she dared to ask this question and how, in her soul’s darkest night, she heard an enthusiastic, affectionate “yes!” The answer to her question did not come from the pages of a women’s magazine, from a self-help book, or from increased self-esteem. Thomas discovered that only God could affirm her acceptance and beauty, and she offers readers companionship as they make their own journey.

“I am not alone in my longing,” Thomas states. “All you have to do is walk into a room of women and look into their eyes, each one desiring to be known as beautiful. Some almost ask, ‘Do you think I’m beautiful?’ out loud, and some have learned never to ask it again.”

As Thomas unfolds the concept of a God who is crazy about his daughters, she shares her story to explain why it is hard for women to think of God this way. “When the entire school began dating, I continued to blend into the background. I remember the high school quarterback calling my name, and then asking if I thought my friend would go out with him.” These are the times, Thomas suggests, when women begin to bind up the precious gifts of longing and desire—banishing them to a faraway land.

“But we are still women who long to be desired, long to be rescued and long to be called beautiful,” she writes. “You will feel like the wallflower who is asked to dance when you finally hear God call you his Beloved. When the desperate heart of a woman becomes inclined toward God, she is sure to hear his invitation—God calls us to listen for the music and invites us to join him in the dance.”

As Angela Thomas shares her own story with humor and honesty, readers learn about the distractions that keep them from the One who calls them beautiful, what it takes to return to His embrace and what delights await them there. Angela’s skillful, moving writing style is peppered with funny stories from her life, and her biblical guidance helps readers bridge the gulf between the lives they have and the lives they long for. In eleven moving chapters, readers will be challenged to come with their honest questions, hear the voice of their Creator and respond to his invitation to dance.

Thomas Nelson Publishers has created an extensive marketing plan to herald Thomas’ new book. Thomas has been featured in a “Fresh Voices” campaign, which includes a custom flyer and an electronic press kit. Additionally, this book will benefit from print advertising planned for Christian women’s magazines, radio advertising scheduled for Christian radio stations and a national publicity campaign. Thomas will travel extensively to speak and support her book in 2003.

Angela Thomas’s previous books include Prayers for Expectant Mothers (1998, Honor Books, which will re-release in 2003 as Prayers for Mothers-to-Be, Thomas Nelson), Prayers for New Mothers (2000, Honor Books) and A Journal for Expectant Mothers (Honor, 2000). Her 2001 release, Tender Mercy for a Mother’s Soul (Tyndale/Focus on the Family), became a CBA bestseller. Thomas, who has sold than 100,000 books to date, has signed a long-term publishing agreement with Thomas Nelson Publishers. Her first release with Thomas Nelson is Do You Think I’m Beautiful? (February 4, 2003).

Thomas Nelson Publishers is a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc, based in Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Nelson, Inc., is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Do You Think I’m Beautiful? The Question Every Woman Asks

By Angela Thomas

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Street Date: February 4, 2003

Binding: Hardcover ISBN: 0-7852-6355-1

Price: $19.99 Pages: 224

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