Life Is Not a Fairy TaleFantasia Barrino, star of the 2023 film The Color Purple, tells the story of her astonishing rise from hopeless high school dropout to American Idol superstar in the inspirational New York Times bestseller Life Is Not a Fairy Tale. In one moment, with one tearful performance of "Summertime," the nineteen-year-old Fantasia captured the hearts—and the votes—of millions of American Idol fans. Her powerful voice and independent style made her an overnight national sensation. But life wasn't always sensational for Fantasia. At the age of seventeen, despite the promise of her extraordinary voice, Fantasia was in danger of becoming just another sad statistic: an uneducated, unmarried teenage mother living in the projects. But Fantasia had been raised by two strong, influential women: Both her grandmother and mother are preachers, and she was raised with an unshakable faith. In Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Fantasia speaks—with a spirit as strong as her voice—about what it takes to believe in the power of one's self. She turns all that she's learned into uplifting life lessons, including: • Recognize your gift • You made your bed, now lie in it • Give props where props are due • Like mother, like daughter • It ain't about the bling Fantasia keeps it real with her sassy, self-confident style and down-to-earth advice, making us laugh and cry with her. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is more than just a celebrity success story. It's a book of revelations that will inspire everyone to reach for their greatest potential. |
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... physical abuse, and poverty. We have all survived it because of the church and our powerful belief in God and prayer. All of the women in my family have had too many experiences for their years, and we seem much. 1. Recognize.
... physical abuse, and poverty. We have all survived it because of the church and our powerful belief in God and prayer. All of the women in my family have had too many experiences for their years, and we seem much. 1. Recognize.
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... prayer. When I was a teenager and was goin' through so many hardships, my mother was always with me. Really, she is me in many ways. But let me explain by starting at the beginning. My forty-two-year-old mother, Diane Barrino, is a self ...
... prayer. When I was a teenager and was goin' through so many hardships, my mother was always with me. Really, she is me in many ways. But let me explain by starting at the beginning. My forty-two-year-old mother, Diane Barrino, is a self ...
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... prayed and asked the Lord to set her family straight . As Grandma tells it , the Lord told her to open the door of her house to let the Holy Spirit in . God spoke to my grandmother in a vision of a church in the base- ment of her house ...
... prayed and asked the Lord to set her family straight . As Grandma tells it , the Lord told her to open the door of her house to let the Holy Spirit in . God spoke to my grandmother in a vision of a church in the base- ment of her house ...
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... Prayer is just our norm as a family . Back then , when the eleven members started telling their friends about the Holy Spirit who made it to my grandma's house every Sunday, we had to move into a 17 RECOGNIZE YOUR GIFT.
... Prayer is just our norm as a family . Back then , when the eleven members started telling their friends about the Holy Spirit who made it to my grandma's house every Sunday, we had to move into a 17 RECOGNIZE YOUR GIFT.
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... pray and put Mercy Outreach back into God's hands , where it belonged . As I got older , I used to pray to God that if He would raise me out of my situation , I would bless my grandmother with the money she needed to save Mercy Outreach ...
... pray and put Mercy Outreach back into God's hands , where it belonged . As I got older , I used to pray to God that if He would raise me out of my situation , I would bless my grandmother with the money she needed to save Mercy Outreach ...
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