We don’t learn a ton about Lara Love Hardin’s childhood. It doesn’t sound like it was great, but she kept it together and got herself into college where her love of reading thrived. She may have partied, but so do most people in college. She got pregnant young so she soon married and settled down, but it wasn’t long before she was popping pills and her marriage crumbles. On her road to recovery, she meets DJ and soon they’re married with a baby in a cul-de-sac California neighborhood. But perhaps their relationship didn’t have the strongest foundation because they’re both using again and this time using means heroin, which soon leads them to stealing credit cards to support their habit. After spending years running from one demon or another, Hardin is confined in jail. She must learn a new set of rules, find a niche, and protect herself. There is progress and there are backslides, but eventually she reenters society and becomes a ghostwriter who gets to meet Desmond Tutu and Oprah. What a wild ride.
Mama Love is a case study is self-marketing. She was able to reinvent herself many times over because she could see what it is people needed her to be. She could translate their thoughts and desires for them. Most importantly, she finally saw what she herself needed in order to have a stable life filled with family and love.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Pair with: Fresca and a chocolate bar.
Peaches to Apples 