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We're Going to Need More Wine

We're Going to Need More Wine

Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

by Gabrielle Union
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 17/10/2017

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One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union--a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic '90s movies--instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real."In this moving collection of thought-provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support.
ISBN:
9781538455388
9781538455388
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
17-10-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Country of origin:
Canada
Gabrielle Union

A BESTSELLING TRACK: When Dey Street Books published Gabrielle Union's first book, the conversations sparked by that publication were multitude. Gab went there, talking about race, gender equality, beauty ideals, money, and her personal traumas with rape and infertility. The result was an onslaught of media attention, a new respect for who she was and what she represents, and an incredible bestseller that has become a strong backlist title for us as well. It was the authenticity and skill with which Gab wrote that made that book. Now, in Do You Have Anything Stronger Gabrielle Union takes a deep breath and opens the floodgates. A lot has happened since her first book-she became a mom, Trump, AGT, her husband retired from the NBA. She's ready to tell stories she was not prepared to share last time around. She's got some explosive new ones to tell. This collection will not disappoint.

MAJOR CULTURAL FIGURE: Recently named, with her husband Dwyane Wade, one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Gabrielle Union is so much more than an actress. An activist for inclusivity, a whistleblower when that doesn't happen in Hollywood, and a mouthpiece for women of color and trans women, Gab has used her fame to change the conversation in culture and Hollywood. Still acting and producing, with a massive and highly influential social media following (16.7mil Instagram followers, 4.4mil Twitter followers, 1.5mil Facebook followers) hers is a name synonymous with smart, thoughtful, and not always popular opinions. That's what will make her book one of the most talked about of the year, again.

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