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by Jessica Simpson (Author)
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
Updated with a new introduction and featuring never-before-seen photos
In this deeply candid memoir, Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, Open Book is as inspiring as it is entertaining.
This was supposed to be a very different book. Five years ago, Jessica Simpson was approached to write a motivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer, and nobody understood why. The truth is that she didn't want to lie.
Jessica couldn't be authentic with her readers if she wasn't fully honest with herself first.
Now America's Sweetheart, preacher's daughter, pop phenomenon, reality tv pioneer, and the billion-dollar fashion mogul invites readers on a remarkable and inspirational true story, examining a life that blessed her with the compassion to help others, but also burdened her with an almost crippling need to please. Open Book is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things she's never shared before.
First celebrated for her voice, she became one of the most talked-about women in the world, whether for music and fashion, her relationship struggles, battles with body image, or as a walking blonde joke. But now, instead of being talked about, Jessica is doing the talking. Her book shares the wisdom and inspirations she's learned and shows the real woman behind all the pop-culture clichés -- "chicken or fish," "Daisy Duke," "football jinx," "mom jeans," "sexual napalm..." and more. Open Book is an opportunity to laugh and cry with a close friend, a story of addiction and recovery that will inspire you to live your best, most authentic life, now that she is finally living hers.
This is Jessica's story in her own words, a brave and revealing memoir that explores:
- A Raw and Honest Memoir: Drawn from the journals she has kept since she was fifteen, Jessica lays bare her deepest struggles with a crippling need to please and a determination to find her authentic self.
- The Truth Behind the Tabloids: For the first time, Jessica tells the real story behind the pop-culture clichés--from "chicken or fish" to "mom jeans"--and her highly public relationships.
- A Journey to Sobriety: She reveals the private battle with alcohol and prescription pills that led her to reclaim her life on her own terms, finding a new sense of purpose in the process.
- Inspirational Self-Discovery: Discover why she walked away from a lucrative book deal to tell her own story, a journey that will inspire you to live your own truth without apology.
