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Love Me as I Am

By: Garcelle Beauvais
Narrated by: Garcelle Beauvais
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Summary

“Dishy, warm, and entertaining.”—Kirkus Reviews

The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star bares her life in this frank, funny, and fearless memoir about life, love and the pursuit of true happiness.

Love Me As I Am is Garcelle Beauvais’s smart, inspiring, and raw memoir—an entertaining and unforgettable emotional rollercoaster ride that moves from her early childhood years in Haiti to her adolescence in Boston; from her heady days as a young model in New York—her first taste of real freedom—to Los Angeles and the many ups, downs, and then more ups, both personal and professional, she experienced in her three-decade acting career, including her massive fame as a star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Throughout her life, Beauvais has suffered from an emotional battle between her wild, rebellious nature and her desire to be a “good girl.” No matter how many cover stories she earned, “Most Beautiful” lists, or coveted roles in iconic series such as The Jamie Foxx Show and NYPD Blue, Beauvais could not cure herself of her “disease to please” or learn to put herself first. She also had to learn how to unapologetically put herself first. In Love Me As I Am, she brings together the voices of both the good girl and the rebel to deliver an unflinching examination of her successes and ongoing challenges as a mother, wife, daughter, sibling, and friend.

Beauvais fearlessly talks about how she boldly embraced her sexuality in her 40s, and her determination to break free of the stereotypes that define and limit African American women in popular culture. Most importantly, she reveals how finally putting herself first led to better relationships with her three sons and even her ex-husband. Beauvais dishes too—offering juicy behind-the-scenes stories from movie sets, red carpet events, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Love Me As I Am is an unflinching look at one woman’s extraordinary journey to create a new and more exciting life—and to become the woman she was meant to be.

©2022 Garcelle Beauvais (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
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Lovely listen

New Garcelle fan after watching her on the real housewives, its been really interesting learning about her life and beautifully read.

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Beautiful story beautifully told.

Beautiful story told by a beautiful lady who’s beauty shines from the inside out. Told with grace and elegance that keeps you captivated through. Loved loved loved it.

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Absolutely brilliant!

What a story! A great, easy listen and lots of lessons learnt along the way. Really really enjoyed this.

10/10 recommend!

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Good, but not the narration.

The story is good and I enjoyed it but the narration is not. Garcelle reads the book as if she has no idea what she is saying. Breaths and pauses in all the wrong places. It's quite off-putting, but the quality of the story itself was worth it.

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Garcelle

I know Garcelle from the real housewives of Beverly Hills. And love her on the show . So listening to her book was just as good. Loved it.

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She’s more likeable on tv than on writing

The story starts well but as it goes by it seems like she starts riding a high horse of know-it-all-ism, blowing her own trumpet, and never being wrong. I’m not clear from the book if it’s a matter of not having more depth or not wanting to access it and share it with us. I definitely prefer seeing her on tv. I guess her preachiness is edited out

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