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Book overview - Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith,
Worthy, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jonathan Ball Publishers (HarperCollins), ISBN: 9780008615000
A GRIPPING, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series.
Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale of Hollywood success.
But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold.
Sparing no detail, Worthy chronicles her life—from a rebellious youth running the Baltimore streets as an observer and participant in the drug trade, to the deep bond she shared with Tupac Shakur from the moment they met, to her move to Los Angeles and the successful career she built on her own terms, to becoming the wife of superstar Will Smith and mother to Jaden, Willow and bonus-mom to Trey.
A rollercoaster from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of self-acceptance and spiritual healing, Worthy is a woman’s journey to finding herself again.
In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith shares herself in an intimate conversation with readers.
She answers questions about her difficult childhood, her marriage, her parenting style, her career choices, and the intense scrutiny that followed “the slap.”
An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy shows why adhering to the status quo has never been the plan for Jada Pinkett Smith and why labels and stories crafted by others strip women of their authenticity.
Worthy teaches us who Jada is, and how to embrace our most lovable qualities.
Complete with thought-provoking writing prompts and meditations on how to discover who we really are and nourish our self-worth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jada Pinkett Smith is an actress, singer-songwriter, talk show host, producer and businesswoman. Jada has appeared in more than twenty films, including Set It Off, Scream 2, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, the Madagascar series, Gotham and Girls Trip.
In 2002, Jada launched her music career when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for whom she is a singer and songwriter.
In 2004, she published a children’s book, Girls Hold Up This World, which landed at number two on The New York Time’s best seller list.
Currently, she is the co-host of the talk show Red Table Talk, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
Jada is married to actor Will Smith.
