{"product_id":"9781501126000-around-the-way-girl-a-memoir","title":"Around The Way Girl A Memoir","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: From Taraji P. Henson Academy Award nominee Golden Globe winner and star of the award - winning film Hidden Figures and the 2023 film The Color Purple comes an inspiring and funny memoir a bona fide hit (Essence) about family friends the hustle required to make it in Hollywood and the joy of living your own truth. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters including Katherine the NAS a mathematician Yvette Queenie Shug and the iconic Cookie from Empire Taraji P. Henson writes of her family the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges and of her mother who survived violence both at home and on DC's volatile streets. Here too she opens up about her experiences as a single mother a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift. Around the Way Girl is also a classic actor's memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world - class instruction she received at Howard University and how she chipped away with one small role after another at Hollywood's resistance to give women particularly women of color meaty significant roles. With laugh - out - loud humor and candor she shares the challenges and disappointments of the actor's journey and shows us that behind the red carpet moments she is ever authentic. She is at heart just a girl in pursuit of her dreams in this inspiring account of overcoming adversity and a quest for self - discovery written with vitality and enthusiasm (Shelf Awareness).\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Around The Way Girl A Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Henson Taraji P.\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781501126000\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 256 Pages, 2x8-Pg 4-C Inserts\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 7\/4\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Autobiography: Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment","brand":"Henson Taraji P.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49617620697393,"sku":"IN-G-9781501126000","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781501126000-around-the-way-girl-a-memoir","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}