Happy memories and sad ones; the journey to fame Caryn Elaine Johnson (New York, November 13, 1955), better known by her pseudonym Whoopi Goldberg, make up the sum of moments that will reach readers in ‘Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and I’.
The comedian, producer, screenwriter, television presenter, singer and writer also revealed what her first encounters with drugs were like in the midst of the lights of Hollywood.
She said cocaine led her to harrowing situations of hallucinations and paranoia, and how when she felt like she hit rock bottom she made the brave decision to end her demons and embark on the path to sobriety.
“I knew I would have to change my friends and decline invitations, but I could do it,” wrote a Goldberg who confessed: “I didn’t want to die.”
That is why his book is also a lesson about the nature of addictions, but above all about resilience and the strength to move forward.
In her memoirs, the actress talks about those two people who were the most important in her life: her mother, Emma Johnson, and her brother, Clyde, both deceased.
Remembered, among others, for her role in The Color Purple (1985), Ghost (1991), Sister Act (1992), Sister Act 2 (1993), The Lion King (1994), The Associate (1996) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), Goldberg is one of the few people in the world to have won the four most important awards in the United States entertainment industry.
His personal endorsement includes the awards known by the acronym EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).
According to critics, the work is a very honest story in which Goldberg, despite the bitter drinks, also celebrates the triumphs and joys in his childhood until his triumph in the entertainment industry.
‘Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me’ promises to be a captivating read, based on previews in local media.
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