Beautiful, Jozanne Marie
Beautiful, Jozanne Marie
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Beautiful
Unashamed and Unafraid

Author: Jozanne Marie, Kathy Ireland

Narrator: Janina Edwards

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/19/2019


Synopsis

A girl, an island, and an unimaginable secret . . .

As a young girl growing up in Jamaica, Jozanne Marie's greatest desire was to restore a missing ancestral link and satisfy a longing for the one person she believed could affirm her identity . . .

Her father.

He had left for America when she was just an infant. After five years living on the island with an emotionally unavailable mother and a young grandmother (hiding a pocket full of secrets), her father made his triumphant return. He drove up in a white 1980s Volkswagen Beetle, enchanting as a dream, and Jozanne believed her paternal protector had finally come back for her. Tragically, her supposed redeemer became her greatest adversary.

Beautiful is one woman's courageous spiritual journey to self-love and healing after a childhood of sexual and physical abuse.

About Jozanne Marie

Jozanne Marie is an acclaimed actress, playwright, poet, speaker, and an advocate for women.

This Jamaican-born multi-talented artist won an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Solo Show for Beautiful, which she wrote and performed. Beautiful has garnered critical acclaim by various news outlets, magazines, and celebrities; it was named a Critic's Choice in the Los Angeles Times and Best of the Week in Gospel Rhythms Magazine. Her experience writing and performing Beautiful led Jozanne to start the National Beautiful Campaign: The Shame Does Not Belong To You.

Jozanne is a graduate of the prestigious Acting Studio Conservatory in New York City. She has appeared in film, television, and theater productions, and has played principal roles in many national commercials, including writing and starring in a National Campaign for Sprite.

Her poetry workshop SPIT teaches inner city youths to make a difference in their communities by using their own unique voices regarding social issues, such as gang violence, global warming, and sexual assault. Her summer project Men Making a Change was requested and presented to first lady Michelle Obama.

Jozanne Marie is also an ordained minister. She has served as the president of Tuesday Night Bible Study for Young Adults at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ and has performed for some of the largest church communities in her gift of poetry.

Marie is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Dramatist Guild; board member for the African Artist Association; cofounder of Sunjoz Productions; and an associate programmer for The Bentonville Film Festival, which champions women and diverse voices in media.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vanessa on July 26, 2020

Though I can relate to some of the feeling convade in this book, I can not relate to her path to healing. I as a non religious person can not relate in anyway to the idea that God and only God can heal us. I admire her strength and conviction in telling her story and taking control of her own life.......more

Goodreads review by Jacob Sendor on July 15, 2019

Loved the honesty. Everything in this book is written with so much passion and it shows. Truly a heartbreaking tale, but a necessary tale to tell. Definitely recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on April 13, 2020

Jozanne is raw and open about her journey. She is beautiful ~ both inside and out! Thank you, Jozanne, for your willingness to share with us your painful past and road to recovery. Truly amazing!......more