Believing in Magic - My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith

"In her poignant and intensely personal memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA icon Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, speaks for the first time about how her husband's 1991 HIV diagnosis sent her life and marriage into a frightening new direction"--Provided by publisher.

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Cookie Johnson with Denene Millner

Summary

In her powerful and inspiring memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith, and how an HIV diagnosis twenty-five years ago changed the course of their lives forever.

On November 7, 1991, basketball icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson stunned the world with the news that he was HIV-positive. For the millions who watched, his announcement became a pivotal moment not only for the nation, but for his family and wife. Twenty-five years later, Cookie Johnson shares her story and the emotional journey that started on that day—from life as a pregnant and joyous newlywed to one filled with the fear that her husband would die, that she and her baby would be infected with the virus, and that their family would be shunned. Believing in Magic is the story of Cookie’s marriage to Earvin—nearly four decades of loving each other, losing their way, and eventually finding a path they never imagined.

Never before has Cookie shared her full account of the reasons she stayed and her life with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Believing in Magic is her very personal story of survival and triumph as a wife, mother, and faith-filled woman.

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"Cookie is an amazing woman!! Her family's journey has been truly INSPIRING & MAGICAL . . . We love & admire you big sis and big bro!"

Product details

• Authors: Cookie Johnson, Johnson Cookie, Denene Millner
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2017
• EAN: 9781501137563
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-3756-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 301 g
• Assisted by: Denene Millner
• Illustrations: 8-pg 4-C insert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport; Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Memoirs, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: sport, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: arts and entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity