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Unfinished

Unfinished

Summary

The thoughtful, revealing and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING memoir from one of the world's most recognisable women, renowned for her bold risk-taking and activism

'One of the juiciest memoirs in years . . . eye-openingly honest. She speaks candidly, skilfully, side-stepping the sanctimony that permeates the celebrity memoir' ELLE UK
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"I am a product of traditional India and its ancient wisdom, and modern India and its urban bustle. My upbringing was always an amalgamation of the two Indias, and, just as much, of East and West."

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This is the remarkably honest and inspiring story of Priyanka's life.

From her childhood in India, raised by her grandparents and her parents - two army doctors committed not only to their children but to their careers and to philanthropy - before being sent to boarding school at an early age.

Through her formative teenage years in the U.S. living with extended family in the Midwest, Queens, and suburban Boston, where she endured bouts of racism.

To her return to India, where she unexpectedly won the national and global beauty pageants that launched her acting career.

With a glimpse into what it takes to succeed in the Indian film industry, to an honest account of the challenges Priyanka faced navigating her career both in India and Hollywood, Unfinished is warm, funny, sassy, inspiring, bold, and rebellious. Just like Priyanka herself.

Most of all, from her twenty-year-long career as an actor and producer to her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, from losing her beloved father to cancer to marrying Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Jonas's story will inspire a generation around the world to gather their courage, embrace their ambition, and commit to the hard work of following their dreams.
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**Nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards**

'A moving story of her rise to fame - and of her life before anybody knew her name . . . the pieces of her life the public doesn't see' Daily Mail

'Raw . . . she writes movingly' i

'A candid reflection'
Stylist

Reviews

  • One of the juiciest memoirs in years . . . eye-openingly honest. She speaks candidly, skilfully, side-stepping the sanctimony that permeates the celebrity memoir
    Elle UK

About the author

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a multifaceted talent who is one of the most recognized personalities in the world. A National Film Award winner with more than sixty international and Hollywood films to her credit, Chopra Jonas made her American TV acting debut on the ABC-TV hit drama Quantico, where she made history as the first Indian-born actor to star as the lead of a TV drama series. She was featured on the cover of Time magazine's coveted Time 100 issue, named as one of the "Most Influential People" in the world, and recognized as one of Forbes's Most Powerful Women. Chopra Jonas is a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and received the prestigious Danny Kaye Humanitarian award. She is also involved in a number of efforts to protect children's rights and to promote the education of girls around the world, including her namesake charity, The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education.
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