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 CHILDTo 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. |
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