Finding me
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OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A HARPERS BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF 2022 • A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • A MARIE CLAIRE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK
“It’s clear from the first page that Davis is going to serve a more intimate, unpolished account than is typical of the average (often ghost-written) celebrity memoir; Finding Me reads like Davis is sitting you down for a one-on-one conversation about her life, warts and all.”—USA Today
“[A] fulfilling narrative of struggle and success….Her gorgeous storytelling will inspire anyone wishing to shed old labels.”—Los Angeles Times
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 but also 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. 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, 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.
Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. 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.
Subjects
Actors -- United States -- Biography
Actresses
Actresses -- United States -- Biography
African American actresses
African American actresses -- Biography
African American women
African American women -- Biography
Autobiographies
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
BIPOC
BIPOC -- Biography
Black people
Black people -- Biography
Davis, Viola
Davis, Viola, -- 1965-
Large print books
Minorities
Minorities -- Biography
Minority groups
Minority groups -- Biography
Nonfiction
Oprah's book club
Self-Improvement
Self-realization in women
Self-realization in women -- Biography
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9780063211094
9780063037342
9780063037328
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Grouping Title | finding me |
Grouping Author | viola davis |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-14 23:39:23PM |
Last Indexed | 2025-01-14 23:39:55PM |
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Hayward Adult And Young Adult Nonfiction
Mellen Adult Nonfiction
Online OverDrive Collection
Spooner Biography
Superior Adult Nonfiction
Washburn Adult Nonfiction
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eAudiobook
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9780063037366
9780063211094
LARGE PRINT BOOK
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Boulder Junction Library Online
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Ebony Magazine Publishing, Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
HarperAudio
Actresses -- United States -- Biography
African American actresses -- Biography
African American women -- Biography
Autobiographies
BIPOC
BIPOC -- Biography
Biographies
Black people
Black people -- Biography
Davis, Viola, -- 1965-
Large print books
Minorities
Minorities -- Biography
Minority groups
Minority groups -- Biography
Oprah's book club
Self-realization in women -- Biography
Finding me / Viola Davis
Actresses
African American actresses
African American women
BIPOC
Biography & Autobiography
Black people
Davis, Viola
Minorities
Minority groups
Nonfiction
Self-Improvement
Self-realization in women
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