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Grace Will Lead Me Home
In a revealing memoir, the actress and former wife of boxer Mike Tyson describes the legacy of domestic violence that has haunted her family for three generations and her own struggle with the problem, efforts to rebuild her career, new marriage and motherhood, faith, and coming to terms with her life and personal choices. 150,000 first printing.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published June 5, 2007
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March 10, 2013
I'll never forget where I was and what I was going through a few years back when I read this. I read it at the perfect time. The things that has always stuck with me from reading this book are that "sometimes when things are falling apart, they are actually coming together" and to be mindful of how our own decisions affect those around us. Another thing that has always stuck with me after reading this was that loving someone doesn't mean you should be with them. Robin was very open in this book and reflective of the decisions she made. Anyone who knows someone in a tumultuous relationship, whether it be verbal or physical abuse, should pass along this book. Reading this was an eye opener that love will control you if you don't control it. Glad she wrote this!
April 29, 2009
Excellent faith-based look at growing up fatherless, feeling abandoned and unworthy of "good" love. Robin shows her life as a picture of what happens when you feel unworthy and try to make decisions for your life without your true Father.
May 4, 2010
I learned so much about abusive relationships with this book. Never would I have thought that domestic violence begins generations prior. Robin Givens is such an excellent author...and strong woman.
May 1, 2010
This book was o.k. Robin had a hard life but somehow she turned out to be a good person despite all of the odds against her!
February 17, 2023
I read this book for an upcoming episode of my podcast IPV and Me. It wasn't what I was expecting. Her story of domestic abuse at the hands of Mike Tyson was rather rushed and repetitive. I always felt bad for her as people really hated her for speaking out publicly against Tyson. It was definitely worth reading but you can find more detailed information online without ever needing to read this book.
January 23, 2018
I actually really enjoyed this book. I had no expectations and I was pleasantly surprise. Robin Givens is very good writer. She is intelligent and completely honest... but yet the book is very simple but superbly... It was a great book to read in between Ann Rule and Stephen King... LOL. I very much recommend it.
January 26, 2012
Honor student who goes to college at 15 years of age. Ironically, I wrote about a teen graduating and going to college at 16 and hard for readers to believe. Yet, I do since I could have went to college at 14 but decided to stay in local city of North Chicago, IL instead of relocating to Chicago or Southern IL for school.
The book was boring for me the first few chapters, especially first one. Once I got further in the book, it was okay. Generational cycle of domestic violence or physical/verbal abuse. Her mother wanted everything to be perfect and desired the best for her two daughters: Robin and Stephanie to be the doctor and lawyer, to do better than she had done. But this was not Robin's dream, yet she was a perfectionist and wanted to do what she thought was best/perfect for her mother until later. Although she went to the top school, now lived in a mansion, she still found time to do her acting career. I never knew she dated Eddie Murphy, only knew about Mike Tyson. She also desired love from her estranged father, but his anger was insensible and destructive.
We probably all heard a similar passage in our lifetimes (but sometimes we are accomplishing the forgotten dreams of our ancestors or parents): "Each generation is supposed to do better than the one before it." (page 149).
I was someone who loved to say "yes" and giving too much of myself away where it left me either depressed, stressed, or overworked physically/mentally/emotionally. Now finishing Robin Givens (2007) book, "Grace will Lead Me Home" on page 289, "There is a great power in saying no. "No" can be the barricade that blocks out so much heartache, while a simple "yes" can open the floodgate. We have to be oh, so careful of what we say yes to. I suppose we awaken the moment we understand the cosmic law that simply cannot be broken, the law of cause and effect. After all, every choice has a consequence...And sometimes, a wrong choice requires God's mercy and His grace to survive."
*I do recall seeing a past episode of Robin Givens on the Cosby Show. We all have to start somewhere and look at her phenomenal portfolio thereafter. She still looks good!
The book was boring for me the first few chapters, especially first one. Once I got further in the book, it was okay. Generational cycle of domestic violence or physical/verbal abuse. Her mother wanted everything to be perfect and desired the best for her two daughters: Robin and Stephanie to be the doctor and lawyer, to do better than she had done. But this was not Robin's dream, yet she was a perfectionist and wanted to do what she thought was best/perfect for her mother until later. Although she went to the top school, now lived in a mansion, she still found time to do her acting career. I never knew she dated Eddie Murphy, only knew about Mike Tyson. She also desired love from her estranged father, but his anger was insensible and destructive.
We probably all heard a similar passage in our lifetimes (but sometimes we are accomplishing the forgotten dreams of our ancestors or parents): "Each generation is supposed to do better than the one before it." (page 149).
I was someone who loved to say "yes" and giving too much of myself away where it left me either depressed, stressed, or overworked physically/mentally/emotionally. Now finishing Robin Givens (2007) book, "Grace will Lead Me Home" on page 289, "There is a great power in saying no. "No" can be the barricade that blocks out so much heartache, while a simple "yes" can open the floodgate. We have to be oh, so careful of what we say yes to. I suppose we awaken the moment we understand the cosmic law that simply cannot be broken, the law of cause and effect. After all, every choice has a consequence...And sometimes, a wrong choice requires God's mercy and His grace to survive."
*I do recall seeing a past episode of Robin Givens on the Cosby Show. We all have to start somewhere and look at her phenomenal portfolio thereafter. She still looks good!
March 2, 2015
This was such a beautiful inspirational story! As a fatherless daughter who grew up surrounded by domestic violence I could personally relate to the heartfelt words that Ms. Givens expressed, so much so that at times I felt as if she had peeked inside my brain and exposed my most private thoughts, fears, and insecurities. I am a little too young to remember Ms. Givens at the height of her fame and I don't know much about what was written about her in the press during the time period she was married to Mike Tyson but some reviews I have read have questioned the truth and authenticity of her account. Despite what others may think, I believe that Ms. Givens told HER truth as she saw it. That being said, this book does not focus exclusively on Ms. Givens' past negative experiences in her first marriage rather it details her journey to healing which ultimately led her to the realization that while her earthly father was absent from her life, she still had a loving father who was always with her even though she was not always aware of His presence. I was really moved and inspired by Ms. Givens' story and hope that she is still living the life that God always intended for her to live.
December 15, 2008
I never read celebrity memoirs--I would go so far as to say most are probably worthless nonsense, but I read this one b/c I saw her on Larry King Live and knew that it would be about her relationship with Mike Tyson. Again, my perverse fascination with spouse abuse led me to read this and I thought it actually had some good insights, especially as she learns to forgive him and explores her past for what could have led her to make the dangerous choice to get involved with him.
December 18, 2010
This book was interesting to me because I remember some of the drama surrounding Robin Givens and her marriage to Mike Tyson. I enjoyed hearing her side and the behind-the-scenes perspective. Unfortunately the writing wasn't great. Actually I think it just should've been edited one more time before going to print.
I appreciated how she wove the background of how her grandma was in an abusive relationship as was her mother and as was she...it was a good story.
I appreciated how she wove the background of how her grandma was in an abusive relationship as was her mother and as was she...it was a good story.
June 26, 2013
It's amazing how one book can inspire a person. Ms. Givens' insights on God, trials and forgiveness were just breath-taking. I almost felt like I was doing a Bible study. Her sense of forgiveness is so pure that I can only hope to reach that level someday.
It was a great read!
It was a great read!
February 23, 2013
Her version of life as she knew it. It made me like her a little bit more.
November 1, 2010
Touching story of overcoming her abusive marriage to Tyson.
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