Thicker than Water, Kerry Washington
Thicker than Water, Kerry Washington
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Thicker than Water
A Memoir

Bestseller

Author: Kerry Washington

Narrator: Kerry Washington

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life so far, and the bravely intimate story of discovering her truth.

While on a drive in Los Angeles, on a seemingly average afternoon, Kerry Washington received a text message that would send her on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. In an instant, her very identity was torn apart, with everything she thought she knew about herself thrown into question.
 
In Thicker than Water, Washington gives readers an intimate view into both her public and private worlds—as an artist, an advocate, an entrepreneur, a mother, a daughter, a wife, a Black woman. Chronicling her upbringing and life’s journey thus far, she reveals how she faced a series of challenges and setbacks, effectively hid childhood traumas, met extraordinary mentors, managed to grow her career, and crossed the threshold into stardom and political advocacy, ultimately discovering her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging. 
 
Throughout this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, Washington attempts to answer the questions so many have struggled with: Who am I? What is my truest and most authentic self? How do I find a deeper sense of connection and belonging? With grace and honesty, Washington inspires readers to search for—and find—themselves.

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About Kerry Washington

Emmy nominated Kerry
Washington is a versatile and fearless actress who continues to shine on
both the big screen and small. A native of the Bronx, Washington has received high
acclaim for her work on stage, on television, and on film. Washington debuted in
2000 in the highly acclaimed independent film Our Song and later in the film Save
the Last Dance, for which she received a Teen Choice Award for Best Breakout
Performance. Her performance in the 2002 film Lift earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress.
In the years following her debut, Kerry starred in several films, including Bad Company, The United States of Leland, The
Human Stain, Sin, Against the Rope, and She Hate Me. In 2004 Washington starred alongside
Jamie Foxx in the Academy Award–nominated hit Ray. Her performance earned her the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Motion Picture. In the years to follow, Washington was seen in Sexual Life, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fantastic
Four, Little Man, The Dead Girl, I Think I Love My Wife, Fantastic
Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Miracle
at St. Anna, Life Is Hot in Cracktown,
and Mother and Child. Washington received
NAACP Image Award nominations for her performances in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland and the 2010 film
Night Catches Us. Her performance in the
2008 film Lakeview Terrace earned her
a Best Actress nomination at the BET Awards. In 2010 Washington starred in the Tyler
Perry’s For Colored Girls alongside Phylicia
Rashad, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, and Thandie Newton. That year Washington
also made her Broadway debut in David Mamet’s Race, starring James Spader and David Alan Grier. In 2012 Washington
was seen in The Details with Tobey Maguire
as well as A Thousand Words alongside
Eddie Murphy. Washington was recently seen in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained alongside Jamie Foxx, Leonardo
DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel Jackson. The film was nominated for a Golden
Globe and Academy Award for Best Picture. Washington was last seen in the comedy
Peeples with Craig Robinson. In television,
Washington currently stars in the hit ABC drama Scandal. For this role, Washington broke barriers by becoming the first
African American woman to a headline a network TV show since the 1974 short-lived
series Get Christie Love. In 2013 Washington
earned her first primetime Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Olivia Pope.
She was also awarded an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress and the show won for
Best Drama. The NAACP also honored Washington with the President’s Award, recognizing
special achievement in furthering the cause of civil rights and public service.
An activist, Washington was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s
Committee of the Arts and Humanities in 2009. She is also an active member of the
V-Counsel, an esteemed group of advisors to V-Day, the global movement to end violence
against women and girls. Washington currently serves as both a brand ambassador
and creative consultant for Neutrogena. She is also brand ambassador for Movado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayne on October 06, 2023

I am a HUGE Kerry Washington fan. Unfortunately, I was NOT a fan of her memoir. WHY? 1) Waaay too many pages were spent on Kerry Washington's lamenting over her "I was conceived with an unknown man's sperm" family secret. 2) The book was fragmented and Kerry Washington's life experiences were not presen......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on January 01, 2024

Interesting and the writing was good!......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 18, 2024

I remember when I first saw this actress in the television series, “Scandal.” I thought she was the must stunningly beautiful woman. But more than that, I was mesmerized by her brilliant acting. I couldn’t wait to tune in each week to see what would happen, just to watch how she would navigate the e......more

Goodreads review by Breeee on October 10, 2023

I love Kerry Washington down ….. unfortunately this book just didn’t do it for me 😩I’m sorry. Yes she let us in about her childhood SA, mental health, body issues, and family dynamics but still feel like something was missing. She skipped a lot. The majority of this book was about her parents!!!! Wh......more

Goodreads review by Christy on March 03, 2024

3 stars I’m a big fan of Kerry Washington and her narration was fantastic in her memoir Thicker than Water. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy this book. It was just okay for me. It's hard to explain without spoiling the book, but I feel like there were a lot of revelations, but it was almost too much wit......more


Quotes

"I read Thicker than Water in one sitting, astonished by Washington’s thrilling story and shimmering writing. Washington is more honest in these pages than she has to be, and the result is a book that will heal hearts and relationships. Thicker than Water will keep readers up at night—flipping pages and thinking: Good Lord, she can write, too??? Yep, she sure as hell can."—Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed

"If Kerry Washington's superpower in acting is that she can make the viewer feel intimate with someone we've never known, her writing superpower is that she can make us relive a life we've never lived. Utterly immersive, beautifully descriptive, and radically honest, this book takes a compassionate sledgehammer to the facades that so many of us create about ourselves and our families. It's such a gift."—Trevor Noah, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime

“With a true gift for prose, Kerry Washington conveys an intoxicating passion and gratitude for her life. I found myself captivated by every chapter, at her side, inspired by the full spectrum of her experience.”—Gwyneth Paltrow, actor and founder of goop