"Dishy, warm, and entertaining."--Kirkus Reviews The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star bares her life in this frank, funny, and fearless memoir about life, love and the pursuit of true happiness. Love Me As I Am is Garcelle Beauvais's smart, inspiring, and raw memoir--an entertaining and unforgettable emotional rollercoaster ride that moves from her early childhood years in Haiti to her adolescence in Boston; from her heady days as a young model in New York--her first taste of real freedom--to Los Angeles and the many ups, downs, and then more ups, both personal and professional, she experienced in her three-decade acting career, including her massive fame as a star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Throughout her life, Beauvais has suffered from an emotional battle between her wild, rebellious nature and her desire to be a "good girl." No matter how many cover stories she earned, "Most Beautiful" lists, or coveted roles in iconic series such as The Jamie Foxx Show and NYPD Blue, Beauvais could not cure herself of her "disease to please" or learn to put herself first. She also had to learn how to unapologetically put herself first. In Love Me As I Am, she brings together the voices of both the good girl and the rebel to deliver an unflinching examination of her successes and ongoing challenges as a mother, wife, daughter, sibling, and friend. Beauvais fearlessly talks about how she boldly embraced her sexuality in her 40s, and her determination to break free of the stereotypes that define and limit African American women in popular culture. Most importantly, she reveals how finally putting herself first led to better relationships with her three sons and even her ex-husband. Beauvais dishes too--offering juicy behind-the-scenes stories from movie sets, red carpet events, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Love Me As I Am is an unflinching look at one woman's extraordinary journey to create a new and more exciting life--and to become the woman she was meant to be.

ガセル・ボヴェの自伝は、煌びやかなハリウッドの裏側で「良い子」の呪縛に苦しんだ女性が、自己を解き放つまでの魂の軌跡です。人種的な偏見や他者への忖度を断ち切り、真の自由を掴み取った彼女の内省は驚くほど率直で力強い。自身の弱さを晒し、アイデンティティを再定義しようとするその情熱的な姿勢にこそ、本作の本質的な魅力が宿っています。 リアリティ番組『リアル・ハウスワイフ・オブ・ビバリーヒルズ』での華やかな姿に対し、本書は映像が削ぎ落とした「内面の真実」を鮮烈に補完します。編集された断片的な姿ではなく、テキストだからこそ表現し得た深い孤独と家族への情熱。メディアが作る虚像と、活字に刻まれた剥き出しの人間性。その両面を知ることで、一人の女性が歩んだ再生の物語はより一層、立体的な輝きを放ちます。