First published 2021
Gabrielle Union picks up where her first memoir left off in October 2017. Four years have passed and her life has transformed dramatically. She became a mother to two daughters, watched her husband retire, and expanded her career to amplify other voices. But the world has also revealed how much women still must fight for as black women, mothers, and human beings. Union takes readers on a girl's night at Chateau Marmont and has an imaginary conversation with Isis, her character from Bring It On. She opens up completely about her surrogacy journey and the birth of her daughter Kaavia James Union Wade. She also confronts racist institutions in entertainment, demanding real equality and accountability. Union admits she wasn't sure she had more stories to share after being so vulnerable in her first book, but life's plot twists created new experiences that demanded telling. She aims for even greater vulnerability this time, not just for herself but for anyone feeling isolated in their struggles.
Genres: african-american, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, vulnerability
Setting: Chateau Marmont
Period: 2017
242 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins Publishers
Content warnings: racism, sexism