Grace Will Lead Me Home

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Synopsis
Robin Givens delves into the history of her Southern family to explore the sustenance offered by a strong faith in God and celebrate the indomitable spirit of its women and matriarchs. Rummaging through their memories and searching through the past, she uncovers the secret legacy of domestic violence and its consequences that haunted her own life and her family. In this intelligent, meditative memoir, Robin brings to life the amazing women--from her grandmother Grace, to the aunts from Lexington, Kentucky to Harlem, and to her beloved mother--who blazed a trail of independence and determination for her to follow when her own path was rocky. Robin also makes it clear that she is a survivor of more than her volatile marriage to Mike Tyson. Her vividly evoked journey takes her through her own dark days and painful nights to the other side into her own state of grace. Robin was groomed to achieve. As an honor student at Sarah Lawrence, she debuted on the Cosby Show and went on to television and film success. She was a golden girl. And then she encountered the man she loved who became her greatest challenge. Robin speaks with candor, creating a chilling picture of a smart young woman and her stubborn desire to love this man enough to save them both. But Robin refused to be crippled and looked to her belief and to her family to draw strength. It is through her children, and her stalwart mother and sister, that she has been able to come to terms with her choices, her faith, and ultimately herself. Grace Will Lead Me Home is her extraordinary, yet poignantly universal story. Robin Givens attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sarah Lawrence College. A theater, film, and television actress, she lives with her sons in New York and Florida. This is her first book. It is a compelling examination of women surviving their wife-battering husbands and going on to support themselves and be supportive, loving, mothers.
Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
332 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781401352462
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Robin Givens
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:
Anastasia S.
Proofread By:
Lissi
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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