It was the beginning of the 1990s, so it’s only natural that, at the time, Shonda dreamt of becoming the next Toni Morrison, the first black woman to win a Nobel Prize.
She also acted in some of them, writing fiction in the meantime. There she started dabbling in much more serious make-believe games, joining the Black Underground Theater Association, and directing numerous student productions. So, unsurprisingly, after attending Marian Catholic High School, she went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts at Dartmouth College in English and film studies. She was, in every sense of the phrase, a storyteller from birth. She had a habit of hiding in her mother’s pastry and developing stories in which the green beans were ruled by the yams, and the tomatoes plotted an overthrow. Her favorite hobby as a child was playing pretend with food items. Meeting your idols – and dreaming your life awayīorn in Chicago as the youngest of six children to a college professor (her mother) and a university administrator (her father), Shonda has been an introvert ever since she could remember. So, get ready to get to know the creator of your favorite TV shows up close and personal – and prepare to say “yes” with her to everything that scares you. It’s also an intimate account of how Shonda Rhimes became Shonda Rhimes and what she would have done differently if she could go back in time and change things.
And, unlike most of them, it’s not so much about what you should do to be happy, but about what you shouldn’t. It’s actually much more a book about happiness. However, if you think that “Year of Yes” is just another familiar rags-to-riches story or look-how-successful-I’ve-become vanity memoir – think again. Even if you don’t know who Shonda Rhimes is, you certainly know what Shonda Rhimes has done so far: she is, after all, the creative force (both the writer and the producer) behind three top-rated TV shows: “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice,” and “Scandal.”
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