“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.

ガルセル・ボヴェの本作は、華やかな世界の裏で「良い子」という呪縛に抗い続けた魂の軌跡を描く、極めて誠実な回想録です。ハイチから始まった彼女の旅路は単なる成功譚ではありません。自己を後回しにする「病」を克服し、自立を勝ち取る姿は、現代を生きるすべての人に、自分を愛する勇気を鮮烈に突きつけます。 特筆すべきは、出演番組『ザ・リアル・ハウスワイフズ・オブ・ビバリーヒルズ』で見せる断片的なイメージを、本書が深い思索で補完している点です。映像の煌びやかさと、テキストで綴られる血の通った葛藤。この双方向から彼女を捉えることで、一人の女性が完成されていく真のドラマを重層的に味わえるはずです。