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Around the Way Girl

A Memoir

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Around the Way Girl

By: Taraji P. Henson, Denene Millner
Narrated by: Taraji P. Henson
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 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Autobiography/Memoir

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 NASA 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). Cultural & Regional Entertainment & Celebrities Women Celebrity Memoir Funny Heartfelt Witty Inspiring Biography Thought-Provoking Single Parent
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i have really enjoyed this book
as well as listening to the audio and following along in my paperback copy.
taraji is inspiring spiritual and an amazing woman she has talent and truth and i enjoyed hearing things about how she goes with her career and how she feels with being a mother, dating and also the pros and cons of being a actress

Fantastic Inspiring for Women of all ages

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Awesome book and an easy listen narrated beautifully.
Scoops you off right into the centre of her life.

it's a Must

Awesome read great insight into Taraji

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At first I wasn't sure , perhaps because it's alot more animated than other biographies I have listened to. after the first 10mins I was hooked.

happy the book was read by Taraji herself

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Great insight into Taraji's life story and particularly great information for those wanting to get into the acting business in America. Great that it's read by Taraji also, would definitely recommend.

Really insightful and inspirational

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A great listen, I absolutely love the way it was read by Taraji herself and gave a visualisation of her growth and struggles. Brilliant actress, woman and author.

Great Read!

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