Bits and Pieces

My Mother, My Brother, and Me

De: Whoopi Goldberg

Narrado por: Whoopi Goldberg

Duración: 6 h y 43 m

Resumen del Editor

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life.

If it weren’t for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010—and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later—she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone.

Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Whoopi shares many of the deeply personal stories of their lives together for the first time. Growing up in the projects in New York City, there were trips to Coney Island, the Ice Capades, and museums, and every Christmas was a magical experience. To this day, she doesn’t know how her mother was able to give them such an enriching childhood, despite the struggles they faced—and it wasn’t until she was well into adulthood that Whoopi learned just how traumatic some of those struggles were.

Fans of personal memoirs such as Finding Me by Viola Davis and In Pieces by Sally Field will be touched by Bits and Pieces: a moving tribute from a daughter to her mother, and a beautiful portrait of three people who loved each other deeply. Whoopi writes, “Not everybody gets to walk this earth with folks who let you be exactly who you are and who give you the confidence to become exactly who you want to be. So, I thought I’d share mine with you.”

©2024 Whoopi Goldberg (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Outstanding, funny heartfelt, and toughing. life lessons

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Listened to "Bits and Pieces" today.
It was so wonderful, funny and touching.
I Have been sick for a week and listening to it has touched me to my core. You were blessed to have a Mom like your Momma. I was blessed for mine warts and all.
I hope my kids feel the same about me when I am gone.

Your stories about your childhood took me back to those times and reminded me of my upbringing . I am 69 and I remembered all the things you spoke of.
What a wonderful story highly recommend it.
The nursing story was just like mine I laughed so hard.

LOVED IT!!!

I loved Whoopi’s reading of her book. It was like a great conversation you would have with a friend and I didn’t want it to end!

Excellent

What a great person Whoopi's mother was and the relationship between her mother, brother and Whoopi.

Love the story & narration

I loved the entire book.. Also Whoopi’s voice just added the icing. There’s not a thing I didn’t like.

Love it so much I cried and laugh ♡

I really enjoyed this book I love it so much thank you Whoopi Goldberg for writing it I just lost my mom recently in 2023. I love Whoopi Goldberg I love her voice and I love everything about her I'm grateful that she wrote this book it really helped me a lot. she has an amazing life she's a great narrator. I love how much she loves her mom and her brother and she gave really good advice in the last chapter.

Thank you for sharing your Bits and Pieces

Your recollections, thoughts, and revelations made me reflect, laugh, and cry as you revealed that life just be lifing for all of us. Stay blessed, GOAT!!!

go whoopi

i could not "put this book down"! absolutely loved it! whoopi is so insightful! bravo!!!

Your amazing mom!

This was so good. It brought back so many emotions and memories. Whoopi is in my age group. I can relate to the period of time that she referred to so many times. Your mother sounds so intelligent, classy and over the moon for you and Clyde. So many wonderful stories. Beautiful story, my son and I have been estranged for yrs.
Thank You for sharing your story with us. I just love you!!

Couldn't Agree More

I couldn't agree more with all the fantastic reviews for this book. I listened over 2 days and could have listened for many more. It really does feel like Whoopi pulled up a chair and shared the love she had for her mother and brother. You know how when your loved one is gone, but the stories keep them alive. THIS. Because of that, the stories were personal, but not a memoir. It was bits and pieces, and a little window in. A highly approachable book. I particularly love when she shares her Star Trek story. Whoopi is that rare kind of "tell it like it is " that I appreciate.

Mother !

Thank you Carol for your thoughts on grief of loosing mother Very helpful with also loosing my mother ❤️❤️