Prairie Tale: A Memoir [Kindle Edition] Author: Melissa Gilbert | Language: English | ISBN:
B002ASFPQ4 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Posts about Download The Book Download Prairie Tale: A Memoir from with Mediafire Link Download Link A FASCINATING, HEARTBREAKING, AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING TALE OF SELF-DISCOVERY FROM THE BELOVED ACTRESS WHO EARNED A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS WHEN SHE WAS JUST A CHILD
To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play with. Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls’ idyllic life—and so did Melissa.
With candor and humor, the cherished actress traces her complicated journey from buck-toothed Laura "Halfpint" Ingalls to Hollywood starlet, wife, and mother. She partied with the Brat Pack, dated heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and bad boys like Billy Idol, and began a self-destructive pattern of addiction and codependence. She eventually realized that her career on television had earned her popularity, admiration, and love from everyone but herself.
Through hard work, tenacity, sobriety, and the blessings of a solid marriage, Melissa has accepted her many different identities and learned to laugh, cry, and forgive in new ways. Women everywhere may have idolized her charming life on Little House on the Prairie, but Melissa’s own unexpectedly honest, imperfect, and down-to-earth story is an inspiration. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Download Prairie Tale: A Memoir [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 920 KB
- Print Length: 385 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1416599142
- Publisher: Gallery Books; 1 Reprint edition (June 9, 2009)
- Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
- Language: English
- ASIN: B002ASFPQ4
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Melissa Gilbert has as many flaws as the rest of us and if you don't mind having her burst that bubble you'll get a good chuckle as she shares anecdotes involving the unbelievable behavior of some of Hollywood's familiar faces.
Melissa keeps her bumps in the road interesting and never once appears to be reaching out for pity as a means of distracting us from the unpleasantness in her life.
I would have preferred to keep her up on a pedestal but despite the revelations regarding her less than perfect behavior, the book kept my attention and moved along at a good pace. I especially enjoyed the snippy tidbits regarding Kent McCord, Valerie Harper and Sally Kirkland. I'll never be able to think of them the same again. Someone should write a comedy about the SAG meetings!
Lets hope the publicity from the book will bring Melissa back to prime time, or at least another TV movie.
This was a good summer read; you won't regret the purchase.
By Sherlock Sherman
I get the sense that being adopted after birth, and her adopted father dying when she was 12, Melissa was desperately in search of a boyfriend and husband from age 14 on. Why did she have to write about losing her virginity or doing Rob Lowe on her mom's couch? Then she sadly kept getting back together with Rob Lowe, over 6 years, even though he cheated on her non-stop as did her first husband. She married an alcoholic after knowing him for only 6 weeks and had a baby at 24. Even though her older son was 19 when she wrote the book, she really bashes his dad in this book! I wonder how her son felt about this? I get the feeling that she was a nerdy young teen who went sex and drug/booze crazy because of being adopted. She describes in detail so many sexual encounters with Rob Lowe, Billy Idol, Don Johnson!, John Cusack, (why did she leave out Scott Baio?), Jon Tenney, and even sexual details about Bruce Boxleitner. She's bragging about all the celebrities she had sex with- why? As a mother, Melissa shouldn't have written about this (especially since the younger son was 13 when the book came out). I was wondering what Bruce Boxleitner thought of this book (sounds like Rob Lowe was the ONLY true love in her life, and not Bruce). They just announced they were getting divorced and I wonder if this book had a lot to do with it. I wish she would have written more about her time on LHOTP. Also- how come her adopted brother Jonathon (who played Willie Olsen) stopped speaking to her when he turned 18, 24 years ago? What happened with their relationship?
By SanDiegoQT
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