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Cicely Tyson you got your diploma!!✨ You left a marriage you never wanted and you are an inspiration in your quest for Better and treatment of your princess Joan 💕 You just became a legal secretary and I’m sure your story is about to take some turns, I love this book.

I just want to say we’ve gone through the separation of Cicely’s parents the Great Depression- white people throwing themselves off buildings after struggling to live how people of color often lived in those times. The revelation of puberty along with puppy love squashed at 12 years old - although she introduced him to her friend and they stayed together up to the altar so that’s something.

Cicely Tyson narrates this herself and her voice is beautiful her vocabulary is vast and every word said with thought and intention. It’s a long book but I have no doubt I’ll finish it because I get to listen and know her better.