NEED TO KNOW

In an exclusive excerpt from her new book Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much , Cynthia Erivo reflects on her father leaving her when she was 16 and how she learned not to seek his approval

"I want him to know that I’m okay with the fact we don’t have a relationship. Because in truth, we don’t need it," she writes

Simply More is on sale now, wherever books are sold

Fun facts about my father:

I don’t know how old he is.

I don’t know his birthday.

I don’t know his profession.

I don’t know his parents’ names.

I don’t know what his likes and dislikes are.

I don’t know if he believes in God.

I don’t know if he has a favorite color.

I don’t know what his favorite song is, or who his favorite singer is.

I don’t know where he lives.

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