Grace Will Lead Me Home
by Robin Givens

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In Grace Will Lead Me Home, Robin Givens delves into the rich history of her sprawling Southern family to explore the sustenance offered by a strong faith in God and celebrate the indomitable spirit of its women and matriarchs. Rummaging through the past, she uncovers the secret legacy of domestic violence and its consequences that haunted her own life and her family. In this intelligent, meditative memoir, Robin brings to life the amazing women -- from her grandmother Grace, to the sorority of aunts from Lexington, Kentucky to Harlem, and to her beloved mother -- who blazed a trail of independence and determination for her to follow when her own path was rocky.

Robin also makes it clear that she is a  tenacious survivor of more than her volatile marriage to Mike Tyson. Her vividly evoked journey takes her through her own dark days and painful nights to the other side into, as she says, her own state of grace.

From early on, Robin Givens was groomed to achieve. As an honor student at Sarah Lawrence, she debuted on The Cosby Show and went on to television and film success. She was a golden girl. And then she encountered the man she loved who became her greatest challenge. Robin speaks with candor, creating a chilling picture of a smart young woman and her stubborn desire to love this man enough to save them both.

But Robin refused to be crippled and looked to her belief and to her family to draw strength. It is through her children, and her stalwart mother and sister, that she has been able to come to terms with her choices, her faith, and ultimately herself. Grace Will Lead Me Home is her extraordinary, yet poignantly universal story.

Grace Will Lead Me Home
by Robin Givens

ISBN: 9781401352462
ISBN-10: 1401352464
Publisher: Miramax Books (Hyperion)
Publication Date: 2007
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Book Type: New