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Jul 2024
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Viola Davis’ Memoir Finding Me (with Mot...

Chelsea Devantez
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Chelsea is joined by her mother-in-law, Vicki Lester, who described this book "as eye-opening and life-changing as the bible!" Together, they recap and go deep into Viola’s incredible memoir, including her childhood poverty, the fighting spirit that has defined her life, and her bath-based marriage success story.

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