Overview
- In the excerpt, Erivo writes that at 16 her father left her alone in a London Underground station after an argument over a transit pass.
- She says he told her he no longer wanted to be in their lives and that day was the last time they spoke.
- Erivo describes years of trying to prove herself before deciding she does not need his approval and now feels neutral toward him.
- She underscores how little she knows about him, noting a few remembered details such as his whistle, a leather bomber jacket, and a taste for Nigerian dishes.
- Simply More is out now from Flatiron Books, with the excerpt widely recirculated by outlets, and Erivo has linked her healing process to portraying Elphaba in Wicked.