Ms. American Dream

From the author of the acclaimed and riveting (HuffPost) memoir Rabbit and star of BETs The Ms. Pat Show, a heartfelt, raw, and hilarious new memoir about rising from strife to success, tackling obstacles, and celebrating your wins with a laugh.America is supposed to be the land of opportunitywhere any poor kid can grow up to become a millionaire. Thats the story. But Ima tell you how it really went down. Before she was the star of the Emmy-nominated smash sitcom The Ms. Pat Show, before the Netflix specials, sold-out tours, and her critically acclaimed memoir, Rabbit, Ms. Pat was a fifteen-year-old eighth-grade dropout raising two babies in one of Atlantas poorest neighborhoods. With no mentor, no road map, and no safety net, she wasnt chasing the American Dream. She was told it wasnt meant for people like her. If youd seen her back then, you wouldnt have bet on a happy ending. And yet...look at her now. In Ms. American Dream, Ms. Pat picks up where Rabbit left offchronicling the hard-fought climb from food stamps and Section 8 housing to television deals, Hollywood writers rooms, and a suburban life so comfortable her doghouse has its own built-in washer and dryer. In a country where the rich get richer and regular folks are told to work harder, Ms. Pat learned the rules of a system that wasnt built for her to win. She outmaneuvered caseworkers, bill collectors, con artists, and hustlers. She found her place in an industry where she was told she didnt belong. Raw, fearless, and laugh-out-loud funny, Ms. American Dream is not your average rags-to-riches Hollywood storyits a sharp, hilarious look at class, strategy, and reinvention.