I've read it, and I second the recommendation. There's recent film of this, with Oprah Winfrey. I've not seen it - I rarely watch films based on books I've read* - and I wonder if they made it into a straightforward case of exploitation, which it wasn't really. Not straightforward, that is. Anyone seen it? If not, read the book instead. * Except where the book is 'unfilmable' - the result is sometimes excellent e.g A Cock and Bull Story. But I digress.
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