Just as I Am A Memoir

"This book is Ms. Tyson's abundant treasure to each of us: her life, in her words, just as she is. She shares truths usually whispered between close friends in the dim light of a back bedroom, those candid declarations not often spoken aloud. And she tells her story the way only a black woman can: in all of its dazzling authenticity, heels off and voice undulating, shifting between anguish and exuberance. The art of acting is the art of exposing, an emotional unveiling before others. Ms. Tyson is as revelatory on these pages as she has been on the stage." - - Viola Davis, Academy, Tony, and Emmy award-winning actress and producer

"A forthright self-portrait of a determined woman and iconic cultural figure." - Kirkus Reviews

"What a gift this book leaves behind. . . . Reading it feels as if you're sitting in Tyson's regal presence, hearing her tell stories about her life as a Black woman in America; an Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor; a daughter, a mother, a wife. By its end, and long before that, you're in awe-someone truly remarkable has unveiled herself to you." - Seattle Times

"The autobiography of Miss Cicely Tyson is a balm for the afflicted." - New York Times

"This grand tale of her immense talent and desire to live out loud will resonate with anyone who has a dream." - O, the Oprah Magazine

"A juicy, honest, passionately Cicely memoir." - Wesley Morris, New York Times, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

"Tyson speaks with incisive clarity, humor, and moral authority..." - Booklist

"If you're ready for your next book, "Just As I Am" is the one to pick." - Washington Informer

"It's in these poignant moments that the memoir becomes a resonant meditation on the link between an actress's life and her art. This showstopping tale hits the mark." - Publishers Weekly

"A parting gift to readers and chronicles an incredible life, lived fully." - USA Today

"What shines most from the memoir is how Tyson's story, while frankly written and supremely eye-opening, isn't just her own. It's also the story of Black women in America, of generations past, present and yet to come, whose wills to survive are divinely gifted and ancestrally guided." - Washington Post