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Robin Givens may be best known for her abusive marriage to the volatile boxer Mike Tyson and its cataclysmic ending. But in this vividly evoked, intelligent memoir she makes it clear there is much more to her life. She recounts the legacy of life-threatening domestic violence that has haunted her family for three generations and how she has managed to survive, and, ultimately, thrive.

It was Oprah who convinced Robin to tell her story. As an honor student at Sarah Lawrence, she landed a job on the Cosby Show. She was a golden girl; success came instantly. And then she met Mike Tyson, the most powerful man on earth who made her feel safe. For a time. She vividly remembers Mike’s first punch, delivered coldly, dispassionately, and easily tossing her 105-pound frame across the room. As she details in the book he sliced her clothing to ribbons and nearly choked her to death -- yet she remained determined to love him enough to save them both. And at some point, she realized that if he didn’t kill her himself, he would drive her to do it (a taunt he made constantly).

When she left, the campaign of destruction continued. She went from being selected as one of People’s Fifty Most Beautiful People to being vilified in the press. Robin tried to focus on her career, but motherhood provided the clarity she needed. 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. ... Read more

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Humble Ending
I enjoyed reading this book. She is no different from us all. We have to go for what we want in this life without hurting one another. Grace will lead us all home. Very nice reading

Great Book
Robin writes beautifully.She should consider a series of some sort.Something similar to the Gossip Girl books.Keep writing, Robin.

Brutally Honest About a Beautiful Woman's Life
Robin was sweet, honest and told her story in a very clean, first person way without bitterness. Gives a greater understanding of her issues with tv, Mike Tyson and her family.Expected a devilish rendition of what was wrong with Mike but this was not to be. Enjoyed the book and have some great respect for herand her life.

Awesome book
I am only on Chapter 8 I have cried because your story is so real to me Thanks for writing this book because it lets me that I am not alone in this abuse.I cant wait to finishand I will finish my comments when I am done.

Shockingly Surprised and Satisfied
Grace Will Lead Me Home was a pretty good read.The women in Robin's family were spiritual, strong and beautiful. They also cherished and married dreadful men.It's peculiar how choosing the wrong man can be inherited.When does the cycle end?

I must admit, Robin is quite a woman.I honestly believe that she truly loved Mike.Unfortunately, he wasn't capable of loving himself or anyone else during that bleak period of time.Thankfully, Robin had the will to finally walk away.Mike possessed fame, riches and inner demons.How Robin dealt with Mike's wrath is beyond me.Yet, I appreciate and respect the fact that Robin didn't maliciously "bash" Mike in her memoirs.

I'm rating it four stars.Job well done.
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Chapters: Robin Givens, Brian de Palma, Yoko Ono, Vera Wang, Cary Elwes, Jane Alexander, Rahm Emanuel, Barbara Walters, List of Sarah Lawrence College People, Carrie Fisher, Jean Erdman, Lesley Gore, Marie Nyswander, Clifford May, Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgwick, Max Bemis, Meredith Monk, Christian Kracht, J. J. Abrams, Eva Golinger, Susan Coates, Diana Jones, Larisa Oleynik, Adam Goldberg, Barbara T. Bowman, Téa Leoni, W. Ian Lipkin, Jill Clayburgh, Jordan Peele, Tovah Feldshuh, Carolyn Kizer, Cornelia Fort, Lauren Holly, Ann Patchett, Jon Avnet, Louise Glück, Judith Roitman, Elisabeth Röhm, Gabrielle Carteris, Esmeralda Santiago, David Lindsay-Abaire, Austin Chick, Holly Robinson Peete, Patricia Bosworth, Alice Cohen, Nell Minow, Stacey Kent, Phillis Levin, Leslie Glass, Sarah Kernochan, Eric Mabius, Misti Traya, Margaret Fiedler Mcginnis, Guinevere Turner, Jd Samson, Merritt Wever, Katie Ford, Sanaa Hamri, Joel Brouwer, Laura Manuelidis, Valerie Wohlfeld, Sara Wilford, Cynthia Macdonald, Win Butler, Amanda Foreman, Denise Duhamel, Cynthia Cruz, Golden Brooks, Darnell Martin, Carolyn Ferrell, Ross Gay, Hillary B. Smith, Joan Silber, Katharine Houghton, Maiysha, Sam Robards, Zoë Keating, Susie Ibarra, Peggy Pascoe, Lacey Fosburgh, Nancy Cantor, Anne Marie Macari, Sharyn November, Leslie Grossman, Susan Houde-Walter, Randa Jarrar, M. E. H. Lewis, Hope Cooke, Joseph Papaleo, Lisa Anderson, Sharan Strange, James Marvel, Justin Haythe, Consuelo Mack, Kat Long, Louise Currie, Joan Micklin Silver, Elana Greenfield, Ira Kaplan, David Coffin, Joelle Wallach, Janine Jackson, Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd, Dalia Sofer, Ivy Meeropol, Natasha Borovsky, Sabiha Sumar, Dylan Brody, Susan Meiselas, Kate Chappell, Kristin Malko, Eleanor Cory, Reo Jones. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 495. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million book...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=34350 ... Read more

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Could have been better
I had great hopes for this book given the topic and after reading another book published by Hawthorne. But to me this one wrapped things up a little too neatly. The main character did go through some rough things, but everytime she did someone was always there to pick up the pieces. I don't think it mirrored real life unless you're a VERY lucky person.

Try this--it's strangely fascinating.
Glad i didn't give up on this one too soon, thought i was ready garbage at first, but it gets into you in a weird way,the characters are so well developed they carry off a bizarre but familiar story of anyone who knows, or is, an addict.
Would make a fabulous independent movie . ... Read more

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Chapters: Juniper, Robin, Alexis, Shayne, Parker, Brooklyn, Kerry, Kale. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The given name is either in reference to the English common name for the juniper tree or berry, or in reference to a derivation of the Welsh name Guinevere. Juniper has historically been used as both a boys and girls name. Juniper has never been on the top 1000 list of given names in the United States, but is an increasingly popular girls name likely due to the popularity of a wide assortment of well-known fictional works, including the cartoon series The Adventures of Juniper Lee, the movie Benny and Joon (where the Joon character was short for Juniper), and the novel Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary. The Juniper tree's name is derived from the Latin word juniperus. In Latin, juniperus is combination of the word junio, which means young, and parere, to produce, hence youth producing, or evergreen. The names Genefer, Jenefer and Jinifer (all old English variants for juniper),. Ginepro (Italian for Juniper), Ginevra (Italian variant form of Juniper), and Ginny are other names that also refer to the Juniper tree. Geneviève: French name, Sainte Geneviève, patron saint of Paris. In Latin Genovefa for Germanic Kenowefa (like English kin and wife) no link with genièvre "juniper" in French, which is not a female first name. Confusion only in English and no connection with the following Guinevere, that is Guenièvre in French. The British name Guinevere is a variant Old French spelling of Gwenhwyfar, which in Welsh is a combination of the word gwen (mod. gwyn) which means "white" or "fair" and hwyfar which means a "spirit" or "fairy". This is also the same origin for a name that is similar sounding to Juniper: Jennifer. Because the Latin Juniperus fam...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11057330 ... Read more

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Features Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives stars, FARRAH FAWCETT, Melissa Gilbert, and Robin Givens on the cover. Cover story inside with picture of Farrah Fawcett. ... Read more