Grace is Enough | 
 enlarge | Authors: Willie Aames, Maylo Upton-aames, Carolyn Stanford Goss
Publisher: B&H Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 136787
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 307
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0805443797
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092273
EAN: 9780805443790
ASIN: 0805443797
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
While actor Willie Aames (Eight Is Enough, Charles in Charge) was at the peak of Hollywood success, his future wife, Maylo Upton, was a teenage runaway, eating out of trash bins and living on the streets to escape the sexual crimes of her cult-ruined mother’s barbaric boyfriend. By the time Willie met Maylo, his star was falling because of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and family problems while her acting career was starting to rise. Together, they found God and got their messy lives clean, but the ghosts from their gritty past would duly roughen the road to victory.
Grace Is Enough is their fascinating insider story of fame and infamy, spiritual regrets and renewal, and the ultimate realization that with God all things are possible. It will appeal to and greatly inspire everyone from pop culture fans to the traditional Christian nonfiction reader.
Endorsements
"If you think this is just another Hollywood tell-all book, think again. This story is so much more; it will shock you, but most importantly, it will give you hope and remind us all that God is alive and still in the miracle business."
?Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio hosts, The Rick & Bubba Show
“Willie and Maylo's honesty make this book a heartfelt read. It is inspiring to see a couple so devoted to each other and to their faith.” ?Lori Loughlin, television actress, Full House "A fascinating true story that could only emerge from Hollywood. Grace Is Enough is honest, riveting, and unfolds in a compelling way that only a real-life drama can." ?Tom Russo, president, Intermedia Television and former vice president of development, Paramount Pictures "Grace Is Enough offers an unflinching portrayal of both the grimmest of human nature and the most extraordinary of the human spirit. Willie and Maylo's story is an emotionally brutal one made utterly compelling by uncovering hope and dignity within the midst of fame, greed, lust, excess, and ultimate betrayal. The candid account of these two lives is both touching and disturbing, but in the end, one of the most remarkable and inspiring stories I have ever read." ?Chris Maul, Grammnet Productions
“Willie and Maylo have been the main characters in their own exciting, action-filled, suspenseful, dramatic and sometimes tragic life story. Their devotion to God and to one another inspires us to reach past the pain and the obstacles in our own lives in order to come to the place where we can agree with them . . . grace is enough.” ?Kathy Troccoli, singer, speaker, and author
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 What a journey November 19, 2008
I just finished reading this book, what an amazing journey this couple has been on. An excellent read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read stories of real people living out real hard circumstances in life and persevering!
 This book should be re-categorized to "fiction" August 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll give Willie the benefit of the doubt, which is more than he's given first wife Victoria, by saying all the drugs and alcohol have affected his memory. If he remembered what REALLY happened, he would've written that when he and Victoria split up, he left her and their son, Christopher, with nothing. Willie was never left alone with his son as he states in the book. Willie gave no child support, nor did he spend a heck of a lot of time with Christopher growing up. Thanks to the beautiful person that Victoria is, with her parents and sister, Christopher grew up to be a very fine person who would make any parent proud. I don't know about Maylo's story, or the rest of Willie's, but this terrible inaccuracy puts their whole book in question.
GREAT BOOK! July 24, 2008
I enjoyed reading this book, learning how Willie was treated in hollywood was back in the 70's/80's and how things can get out of hand. I'm so happy he found true love with Maylo and got his (and her) life back in order.
honest book June 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
About fifty pages into this book, I started to put it down because the writing is uneven. But something prompted me to keep reading. Glad I did. It's raw, it's honest, and deeply inspiring because of these qualities. In the end, the content was way more important than the quality of the writing. Isn't that the way it should be? Maylo's story was so wrenching that at times, I was reading and crying and amazed that she could reach out to her younger brother and sister with love when she, herself, was in so much pain and enduring so much abuse. Willie's story was equally compelling toward the end. My life has been enriched by reading this book. I want to thank Willie and Maylo for sharing their human frailty so fearlessly and for living their lives with such integrity. God bless you both.
A Great Read May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this book. I could not put it down! I read it twice before passing it along to a friend. I purchased this book after having a stroke. It motivated me in knowing that if Willie and Maylo could get through all that they have, I can too!
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