Starting Over
Starting Over book cover

Starting Over

Mass Market Paperback – May 29, 2012

Price
$7.69
Publisher
Pocket Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1451620597
Dimensions
4.19 x 1 x 6.75 inches
Weight
9.2 ounces

Description

About the Author La Toya Jackson is the fifth of the famous Jackson siblings. A beloved international superstar in her own right and also a bestselling author, she earned public respect and affection for her triumph over her abusive relationship. She has been seen on many television programs including The Celebrity Apprentice .

Features & Highlights

  • Michael Jackson’s closest sister pulls back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of the Jackson family, Michael’s tortured soul, and her own love for her brother in this intimate portrait of a beloved, yet troubled, pop legend.
  • In this shocking
  • New York Times
  • bestselling memoir, La Toya Jackson pays heartfelt tribute to her legendary brother Michael’s tortured soul and offers unprecedented insight into the troubled entertainer’s tragic destruction. La Toya Jackson was always closer to Michael than anyone knew. Now, she sheds light on the intimate moments she shared with the beloved pop legend and unveils the disturbing behind-the-scenes dealings that she believes foretold his death. Like Michael, La Toya experienced an upbringing that made her vulnerable to exploitation, and her own journey led to hell and back at the hands of her former manager and husband. Here, in vivid and candid detail, she reveals the most painful episodes of her deeply personal story and explores how anyone—regardless of fame, fortune, or status—can be trapped in a cycle of abuse. La Toya ultimately found the courage to break free, rebuild her life and career, and reconcile with her close-knit family. Her unforgettable story will touch the hearts of millions of fans and inspire anyone who feels as if there’s nowhere to go that it
  • is
  • possible to truly
  • start over. . . .

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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not recommended

I usually donate books I don't want to keep, but this one I just threw away. How can you believe someone who starts out by saying oh sorry, my last book was all lies? Don't waste your time.
14 people found this helpful
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LaToya

This book was very interesting at another perspective of the inside world of The Jackson Family. LaToya is a surviver !
3 people found this helpful
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The best Actress Award Goes Too Latoya Yvonne Jackson!

I checked this book out in the Library, to find out the truth about what haapened to Michael. I am quite disappointed in what I am reading right now.
She is attempting to say thar her husband forced her to claim that Michael was a child molester. But if you look up the interview on Youtube, you will find that she was very passionate and descriptive in her claims.
All I am saying, if Latoya is that good of an actress, she needs to do so much more. I never realized she had this remarkable talent.
2 people found this helpful
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Five Stars

Haven't read the book yet but I love La Toya
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power of forgiveness

forgiving those who hurt you will build good experiences/relationships in your life. This book gave me the courage to forgive my abusive narcissistic mother.
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La Toya takes you on an emotional journey and gives ...

La Toya takes you on an emotional journey and gives you an insight in to the lives of her and her brother Michael Jackson. In the first half of the book it talks about how she was in an abusive relationship with her former manager Jack Gordon who used La Toya for his personal gain and how he was determined to destroy Michael career. In the 2nd half it talks about what happened to Michael and what she thinks of it. This book is so powerful that once you start reading it you cannot put it down. Out of all of the books that I have read Starting Over by La Toya Jackson is definitely in my top five.
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Book of Wellness

I felt every moment and every page. What courage. She and Michael were and are awesome.
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Perfect!! AAA+++

Everything was wonderful about the condition of the book, and arrived in a very timely manner, well protected. Very happy with purchase.....
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t recommend

it was okay, wouldn.t recommend it