![]() ![]() 1 fan, but after reading this, you can count me as one of her top fans.” With her sincere honesty, her commitment to servant leadership, and her intense passion for everything that she is involved with, Ashley Judd presents a multilayered portrait of how one person-committed, caring, and conscientious-can truly make a difference. ![]() All That Is Bitter & Sweet will be a revelation to readers, exposing Ashley Judd for what I have known for years, that she is an amazing woman doing extraordinary work.” -MORGAN FREEMAN “There are certain books that stay with you long after the last page-Ashley Judd’s All That Is Bitter & Sweet is that very type of book. I have read the diaries that are the heart of this memoir since she began traveling the world, fearing for her safety and sanity, baffled why she chooses these grueling missions. Prepare to have your eyes opened and your heart jolted.” -SUE MONK KIDD “Over the last decade I have watched my gifted, brilliant friend grow as an artist, but more important, as a wise, deeply empathetic woman. It has the power to transport you not only into the mind and spirit of a true activist, but into the elusive meaning of our shared humanity, and even into unexpected places in your own soul. All That Is Bitter & Sweet is engaging as a narrative-I could not put it down-but this is not your typical ‘celebrity memoir.’ All That Is Bitter & Sweet is written with uncommon depth and uncommon love. Journeys of their own.” -GLORIA STEINEM “Judd’s hauntingly beautiful memoir reflects upon her life as actress, wife, daughter, sister, woman of faith, and ultimately, as friend of the world’s forgotten. From her childhood to her revolutionary empathy with women and girls living very different lives, her path will inspire readers on Now with the same honesty and magnetism, she brings us her true self on the page. Ashley Judd’s story reminds us to work harder and on more important tasks, and promises that if we do, contentedness awaits.” -KELLY CORRIGAN, author of New York Times bestseller The Middle Place and Lift “Ashley Judd has given us magnetic and searingly honest portrayals of diverse women on screen. Reading about it makes your own life make more sense.” -MARIANNE WILLIAMSON “This lovely woman, this movie star, this determined dreamer will be familiar to you, assuming you have struggled to resolve your childhood, carve out a career, and make greater use of yourself. Her journey is both moving and inspiring, unique and universal. She has learned from it and turned it into a blessing and a call to action for others. As I read her account of her childhood, I asked ‘How could one so traumatized, so abused in childhood, become the woman we know: so caring, so altruistic, so compassionate, so concerned for others, and so joyful?’ ” -ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU “Ashley Judd has lived an extraordinary life. All That Is Bitter & Sweet “Ashley Judd has written a deeply moving story- amazingly, searingly frank.
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