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Finding Me: A Memoir

by Viola Davis

A life told through the search for voice and purpose

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Awards & Recognition

  • Book club selection

    Oprah's Book Club Pick

    Selected as an Oprah's Book Club pick.

  • Editorial selection

    Harper's Bazaar Best Book of 2022

    Named a Best Book of 2022 by Harper's Bazaar.

  • Critical praise

    Praised by Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times praised the narrative and storytelling.

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A life told through the search for voice and purpose

Viola Davis’s memoir traces a path from childhood in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stages of New York City and beyond. Alongside that outward journey, she reflects on memory, identity, and the pressure to reshape personal stories to fit a judgmental world. Davis frames the book as an account of facing the past and finding purpose and voice, while also considering self-love, honesty, and the labels imposed by others. The memoir brings together life experience and reflection on how creative expression can help a person reconnect with a sense of self.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Viola Davis’s life and career, from her childhood through her work onstage.
  • Readers seeking memoirs that explore identity, memory, self-love, and personal purpose.
  • Readers interested in reflections on creative expression and the impact of social expectations.

Themes

Identity and self-discoveryMemory and personal historySelf-love and honestyCreative expressionSocial labels and expectations

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Book overview

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A HARPERS BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF 2022 - A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK - A MARIE CLAIRE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK

"It's clear from the first page that Davis is going to serve a more intimate, unpolished account than is typical of the average (often ghost-written) celebrity memoir; Finding Me reads like Davis is sitting you down for a one-on-one conversation about her life, warts and all."--USA Today

"[A] fulfilling narrative of struggle and success....Her gorgeous storytelling will inspire anyone wishing to shed old labels."--Los Angeles Times


In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.

This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn't always see me.

As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.

Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.

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