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While there are many book clubs out there with all sorts of recommendations, Oprah Winfrey‘s notorious book club has a special place in our hearts. In addition to always picking entertaining and page-turning reads, Winfrey’s selections often make readers take some time to think and reflect, something we all need now and then.
Her most recent pick, which was announced today on Instagram, will have anyone taking a good look at their life, and how everything can change from one day to the next. Her latest selection is The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin.
“I know you’re gonna enjoy it, I know you’re gonna appreciate it,” Winfrey said in her announcement.
Explaining the plot of the memoir, Winfrey summarized some major moments. “She was a suburban cul-de-sac mom, ended up being an opioid addict turned heroin addict, started stealing from her neighbors, ended up in jail, comes out, writes this incredible book about redemption, about joy, about hope, about claiming yourself and what you rightly deserve,” the TV personality detailed.
In an interview with CBS Mornings alongside Hardin, Winfrey talked about what made this book so special. “I was turned down by that idea; of somebody who has spent their whole life pretending to be somebody else [and] now writes a book, which is the truth of themselves,” Winfrey explained.
“Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won’t want to stop as Lara chronicles how she went from surviving behind bars to becoming a best-selling ghostwriter and author,” Winfrey continued. “Sharing her harrowing, sometimes hilarious, and often heartbreaking journey from her arrest and conviction to her release and ultimate reinvention.”
“One of the things that moved me, and a lot of people don’t know this, by I work with women at the California Correctional Institute and have a book club there,” Winfrey said. “You understand the truth of nobody is the worst thing they’ve ever done.”
To find out all the ups and downs of Hardin’s life, including the worst thing she’s ever done, and her path to redemption, buy your copy of the book below!
Before you go, click here to see 10 of Reese Witherspoon’s best book club picks.
