{"product_id":"finding-me-pb","title":"Finding Me: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn my book, an Oprah's Book Club pick, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] fulfilling narrative of struggle and success....Her gorgeous storytelling will inspire anyone wishing to shed old labels.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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 but also my voice in a world that didn't always see me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I wrote \u003ci\u003eFinding Me\u003c\/i\u003e, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories and overcoming trauma, trying to get to some form of self-love. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story, a candid Black actress memoir, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Me\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of my journey, but it is also an invitation to own your own past with radical honesty:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Raw and Unflinching Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e Forget the polished celebrity memoir. This is a story told with the radical honesty of a woman who ran from her past--from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls to the stages of Hollywood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Your Voice: \u003c\/b\u003e A powerful account of what it takes to be seen and heard in a world that tries to label you, and the courage required to finally stop running and speak your truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Trauma to Triumph: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the path of a little girl who clawed her way through murky memories of poverty, racism, and abuse to discover her life's purpose and inspire millions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Story of Self-Love: \u003c\/b\u003e For anyone who feels untethered, this is a love letter to self--a reminder that a life worth living is born from the courage to shed facades and finally, fully be you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVIOLA DAVIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is an internationally acclaimed actress and producer, known for her exceptional performances in television shows like 'How to Get Away with Murder' and movies like 'Fences' and 'The Help.' She is the winner of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, and in 2021 she won a Screen Actors Guild award for her role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'. In both 2012 and 2017, \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003emagazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Davis is also the founder and CEO of JuVee Productions, an artist driven production company that develops and produces independent film, theater, television, and digital content.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viola Davis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712464965917,"sku":"9780063037366","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780063037366.jpg?v=1779552597","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/finding-me-pb","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}