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📣Happy Pub Day!! ✨Phases: A Memoir by Brandy @brandy is live! ✨Dedication: To Sy’Rai, Continue to be a light ✨Thank you to @htp_hive @harpercollins & @htpbooks for my gifted copy #hiveinfluencer I was so excited to get a copy of this book (and the enamel pin!!) I remember listening to Brandy’s early music and seeing her play Cinderella. I am loving the color photos and Brandy’s view on how unfolds in phases - and each one has different challenges, lessons and transformations. ✨Synopsis✨ From the moment she first sang at church in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy knew her voice was special. At fourteen she landed her first record deal. At fifteen her first album went platinum. At sixteen she was starring in the hit sitcom Moesha and became the first Black actress to play Cinderella on screen alongside fairy godmother, Whitney Houston. Yet as the accolades piled up, so too did the pressure to maintain a flawless image. To onlookers, she had crafted the blueprint for the teenage “it” girl. But behind closed doors “The Vocal Bible” as she was known, was struggling. In this piercing, revelatory memoir, Brandy shares: ▫️the inside stories behind her most iconic songs and albums; ▫️her star-studded connections with Whitney Houston and Diana Ross; ▫️the affirmation of friends and family, including her brother Ray J, that helped her through challenging times Delving into the humble roots of her decades-spanning career, her early struggles with bullies and insecurities as a high schooler, and finally her inspirational journey to reclaim her sense of self and her autonomy as a woman in Hollywood and in music, this memoir is an insightful meditation on Brandy’s life and how she rose to become the woman she is today. QOTD What phase of life do you feel like you are in? OR Do you have a favorite Brandy song or movie? OR What was your last 5 star read? Memoir • Biography • Nonfiction • Life’s Challenges & Successes • Hanover Square Press #phases #BrandyMemoir #jacklynsbooknook