East Baton Rouge Parish Library

All that is bitter & sweet, a memoir, Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers ; foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof

eng

Includes bibliographical references

autobiography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

All that is bitter & sweet

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Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers ; foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof

a memoir

Ashley Judd is an award-winning film and stage actor known for both box-office hits and art-house gems. Yet in 2002, she found her true calling: as a humanitarian and advocate for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. Asked why she was opting out while she was one of the highest-paid women in Hollywood, she could not provide an answer. She simply knew that after her first trip to the notorious brothels, slums, and hospices of southeast Asia, her own life depended on advocating on behalf of the vulnerable. Along the way, Ashley realized that the coping strategies she had developed to deal with her own emotional pain were no longer working. Seeking in-patient treatment, she found an expanded kit of spiritual tools that energized and advanced her feminist social justice work. Now, she describes her odyssey, as a left-behind lost child attains international prominence as a fiercely dedicated advocate.--From publisher description

Family of chance, family of choice -- The safest place in the world -- Buttermilk and morning glories -- Through the trapdoor -- Making of a rabble-rouser -- Ouk Srey Leak -- Avenging angel of the sisterhood -- Dark night of the soul -- Eurydice in Africa -- The rice tents -- Praying with my presence -- Bumping into myself -- Deliverance -- Shades of hope -- The lost child found -- Project life -- Off the mat, into the world -- Adventures in Bollywood -- A holy mess -- The white flower of Rwanda -- The republic of rape -- The click -- Crimson dreams

All that is bitter and sweet