Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break - Hardcover

Shepherd, Sherri; Kilmartin, Laurie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410422429 ISBN 13: 9781410422422

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2010

Synopsis

Known for her honesty and humor‚ The View co-host Sherri Shepherd shares her struggles‚ triumphs‚ and what she’s learned along the way in this hilariously fascinating and inspiring memoir. Sherri comically chronicles

About this title

About the Author:

Sherri Shepherd currently serves as a co-host on ABC's The View, which airs five days a week on ABC affiliates nationally and consistently draws more than 3 million viewers per show. She also plays a recurring character on NBC's 30 Rock.

Sherri has had a long career as a regular cast member on some of America's best-loved shows, including Suddenly Susan, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and her own show, Less Than Perfect. Sherri has also been in countless other TV shows and films including Beauty Shop, and Guess Who.

Sherri currently resides in New York with her son.

From Publishers Weekly:

I was one of those kids who was always putting on a show, The View cohost Shepherd writes in this tell-all memoir loosely structured as a self-help book; after every tumultuous chapter Shepherd gives the reader permission to do this or not do that based on her own experience (Write yourself a permission slip that says, 'I tried, and I can't handle this' ). Shepherd is a feisty African-American single mom, comedian and former Jehovah's Witness. The tone is good-natured, rueful and funny. Yet it will be no surprise that Shepherd has had a few bumps in the road: among others, being shamed by her family and church for having sex at age 14; rejected in her showbiz career; and the birth of a severely premature baby, divorce and a diagnosis of diabetes. Shepherd is a woman coming to terms with her altered looks as she passes 40 alone and raising a child. She is still religious, and occasionally the reader may pull back, such as when Shepherd admits she does not believe in evolution. All in all, though, this is a good, dishy read, if not easy to apply to one's own everyday life. (Oct. 14)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1410422429
• ISBN 13: 9781410422422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 391