Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir - Softcover

Braxton, Toni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006229329X ISBN 13: 9780062293299

Publisher: Dey Street Books, 2015

Synopsis

In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TV's reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.

While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life--selling 60 million records, appearing in sold-out Las Vegas performances and hit shows like Dancing with the Stars, and starring in her own reality series--hers is in fact a tumultuous story, a tale of triumph over a life filled with obstacles, including two bankruptcy filings. The mother of an autistic child, Braxton long feared that her son's condition might be karmic retribution for earlier life choices, some of which will shock fans. But when heart ailments began plaguing her at the age of 41 and she was diagnosed with Lupus, Braxton knew she had to move beyond the self-recrimination and take charge of her own healing. Intensely honest and deeply inspirational, Unbreak My Heart is the never-before-told story of the measures Braxton took to make herself and her family whole again.

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Review:

Braxton recounts her struggles candidly... It's the reflective, positive tone that makes this tell-all intensely readable. For fans who loved her in her heyday or recently found her on her reality show, Braxton Family Values, this is a must-read.--Booklist

From the Back Cover:

While Toni Braxton may appear to be living a charmed life, hers is in fact a tumultuous story: a tale of personal triumph after a public unraveling. In her heartfelt memoir, the six-time Grammy Award-winning singer and star of WE tv's hit reality series Braxton Family Values is unapologetically honest in revealing the intimate details of her journey.

Toni talks about the intense guilt she once felt when she accepted a recording deal that excluded her sisters--a decision that would haunt her for years, tainting her chart-topping success. She speaks honestly about losing everything--twice--and having to pick up the pieces alone.

Always the consummate professional, Toni rebuilt her life only to suffer more heartache. The mother of an autistic child, Toni had long feared that her son's condition might be karmic retribution for some of the life choices that left her filled with remorse. Later, when heart ailments began plaguing her at the age of forty-one and she was diagnosed with lupus, Toni knew she had to move beyond the self-recrimination and take charge of her own healing--physically and spiritually.

Unbreak My Heart is more than the story of Toni's difficult past and glittering success: it is a story of hope, of healing, and, ultimately, of redemption.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 006229329X
• ISBN 13: 9780062293299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288