Always Wear Joy: My Mother Bold and Beautiful
2.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
From an inside peek at the inner workings of Hollywood to the backstage drama of Broadway, from a poignant look at the black upper class to an honest look at the WASP elite, this elegantly wrought memoir of an extraordinary family has something for everyone.
Growing up with a black Auntie Mame-like mother (who performed with the likes of Lena Horne) and an Anglo sea-faring father, Susan Fales-Hill moved seamlessly between many worlds. But it was from her mother -- a woman who was dressed by Givenchy and sculpted by Alexander Calder, yet rejected by many a casting agent for her "dark," unconventional looks -- that Susan drew inspiration, particularly when she faced challenges in her own career as a television writer in Hollywood, a town that wasn't always receptive to positive images of people of color. As a result the two developed a bond that mothers and daughters everywhere will find inspiring. Both a universally touching mother-daughter story and a portrait of a dazzling American family, Always Wear Joy is a memoir readers won't soon forget.
Susan Fales-Hill
Susan Fales-Hill is an award-winning television writer and producer (The Cosby Show, Suddenly Susan, and A Different World) and the author of One Flight Up and the acclaimed memoir Always Wear Joy. She is a contributing editor at Essence, and her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Town & Country, and Good Housekeeping. Susan lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
Read more from Susan Fales Hill
One Flight Up: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Always Wear Joy: My Mother Bold and Beautiful Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Imperfect Bliss: A Novel Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Related to Always Wear Joy
Related ebooks
Know the Mother Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diva 2.0 12 Life Lesson From Me For You! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Love You And I'm Leaving You Anyway: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Caul Baby: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jubi Stone:: Saved by the Vine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEvery Day I'm Hustling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStratechic 2.0: Her Plan. Her Power. Her Purpose. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDance Your Dance: 8 Steps to Unleash Your Passion and Live Your Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhile They're Still Here: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy One Good Nerve Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Who Does She Think She Is?: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Face That Changed It All: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWelcome to My Breakdown: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love Unwanted: The Sequel! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRejuvenate!: (It's Never Too Late) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The First, the Few, the Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSouls of My Young Sisters: Young Women Break Their Silence with Personal Stories That Will Change Your Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Temple of My Familiar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Red Hats: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Renegade: Teen Sex Trade Part Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRedefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance, and Success Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Strength of a Woman: The Phyllis Hyman Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Artists and Musicians For You
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Daily Creativity Journal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Woman in Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Would Leave Me If I Could.: A Collection of Poetry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gary Larson and The Far Side Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Be a Woman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/550 Great Love Letters You Have To Read (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Meaning of Mariah Carey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Elvis and Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The War of Art: by Steven Pressfield | Includes Analysis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Slash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bowie: An Illustrated Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gender Madness: One Man's Devastating Struggle with Woke Ideology and His Battle to Protect Children Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Me: Elton John Official Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rememberings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5More Myself: A Journey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5William Blake vs. the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBorn to Run Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not My Father's Son: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Always Wear Joy
3 ratings0 reviews