Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

by Felicia Pearson and David Ritz

Book Overview

While Felicia is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what's most remarkable about "Snoop" is what she has overcome in her life. Snoop was born a three-pound cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore. Those streets are among the toughest in the world, but Snoop was tougher. The runt of the ghetto showed an early aptitude for drug slinging and violence and thrived as a baby gangsta until she landed in Jessup state penitentiary after killing a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446195189
• ISBN13: 9780446195188
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Omg

Really good book

More than just another Bio...A MUST READ!!!

It is amazing how someone so young can go through such adversity and come out a winner. From a Crack Baby, and a Banger to a star in her one right.. Snoop's story is not so new in this world we live in today but, it is just the way that it was told that made it feel like you were there, listening to her speak. I pick up the book this morning and finished it with a strong sense of who she really is this evening. Snoop, I will remember your title and keep it in my heart when my days are low. I'll remember to think "Grace after "MY" Midnight"

Her story...

is simply amazing. I think the memoir was a great read! It's like she is just having a regular conversation. Basically in drawn out details about how she was raised, how she was on the streets, how close she was to her foster parents and her mentors, her time in prison, and what happened after her release. From her stories from the streets, to the ladies stories in "Grandmas House" this book definitely is a must read.

This is Her Story... and Hers Alone

Felicia was born in Baltimore to a drug-addicted mother and a drug-dealing father who she never really knew. She was placed in the foster home of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson in East Baltimore, considered to be roughest section in the city. The Pearsons, who were old enough to be her grandparents, raised Felicia in a Christian home. She was a smart child who observed everything, including the open and often secret world of drug dealers. Even with all the attention she received from the Pearsons, Felicia was simply drawn to the glitter and hustle of the streets. Felicia "Snoop" Pearson tells her story in Grace After Midnight. Despite what you may have heard or read about Felicia Pearson, Grace After Midnight sets the record set. She tells her story in her own words for anyone that wants to read it. It is not a pretty picture but she owned it and she did not and does not have to apologize for the way her life turned out. This is a story of family, curiosity, drugs, death, murder, incarceration, grace, encouragement, despair, hope and love. Just when she was about to return to a life on the streets, fate stepped in and she was asked to come to the set of "The Wire" for an audition. Being from Baltimore and having worked in the foster care department, this reader has seen firsthand many children like Felicia who have had to overcome so much. I applaud her for the courage to tell her story. Grace After Midnight is recommended for everyone, particularly for troubled youth who are looking for a light of encouragement. Reviewed by: Priscilla C. Johnson APOOO BookClub

I couldn't be any more blown away if I ran into Chris and Snoop in a dark alley.

This is one of the most honest and titillating autobiographies that I have read in a long time. Now - who doesn't love The Wire, but especially what Snoop brings to the show? If Stephen King calls you the most frightening villain ever to appear in a television series, you are definitely doing something right. Here, we learn about the man behind the character (LOL) and the life that she endured to get to where she is today - from the rough streets of Baltimore to 4 years in jail, then back to the streets after playing it straight works against her because of her conviction, to the meeting with Michael K. Williams that was divine timing and made her the star she is today. It is not a pretty story; at times it is awful, but she made it. And she can speak her truth and be proud. That's what I loved most about this book, she is unapologetic about who she is, HOW she is and where she has come from. She doesn't glorify her past, and she was able to save herself through GRACE before it was too late. This is a quick, riveting and rewarding read that makes you almost hear her reading it to you and I HIGHLY recommend it. Kudos to the co-author's subtlety that makes this book a knockout!!!