Overview
- The book recounts her father leaving her at 16 in a London Underground station, which she says was their final interaction.
- Erivo writes that she has absolved him, feels no animosity, and is comfortable without a relationship.
- She says portraying Elphaba in Wicked helped her channel the hurt and clarify what she had been seeking.
- She describes burying her sexuality as a teen, dating women only in her late twenties, and says her mother and sister are still navigating her coming out.
- The memoir also details racism in her training and early career, including being told to sing behind a curtain at RADA while white classmates lip-synced.