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Finding me / Viola Davis.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.D3225 A3 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Viola, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American actresses--Biography.
- African American actresses.
- African American actors--Biography.
- African American actors.
- African American women--Biography.
- African American women.
- Actresses--Biography.
- Actresses.
- Self-realization in women.
- Davis, Viola, 1965-.
- Davis, Viola.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ebony Magazine Publishing , [2022]
- Summary:
- This is Viola Davis' story, in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day. Hers is a story of overcoming, a true hero's journey.
- "In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose and my strength, but also to finding my voice in a world that didn't always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. They are bogarted, reinvented to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone who is searching for a way to understand and overcome a complicated past, let go of shame, and find acceptance. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be...you. Finding Me is a deep reflection on my past and a promise for my future. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you"-- Front flap.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Running
- ch. 2 My World
- ch. 3 Central Falls
- ch. 4 128
- ch. 5 Minefield
- ch. 6 My Calling
- ch. 7 The Sisterhood
- ch. 8 Secret, Silent, Shame
- ch. 9 The Muse
- ch. 10 The Starting Block
- ch. 11 Being Seen
- ch. 12 Taking Flight
- ch. 13 The Blooming
- ch. 14 Coming Into Me
- ch. 15 The Wake-Up
- ch. 16 Harnessing Bliss.
- Notes:
- Grammy Award: Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording (2023)
- "Oprah's book club 2022"--Dust jacket.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780063037328
- 0063037327
- 9780063037366
- 006303736X
- OCLC:
- 1303567791
- Publisher Number:
- 99990941737
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