| My Life So Far Contributor(s): Fonda, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812975766 ISBN-13: 9780812975765 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so much more. From her youth among Hollywood's elite and her early film career to the challenges and triumphs of her life today, Jane Fonda reveals intimate details and universal truths that she hopes "can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently." Fonda divides her "life so far" into three "acts," writing about her childhood, first films, and marriage to Roger Vadim in Act One. At once a picture emerges: a child born to the acting legend Henry Fonda and the glamorous society princess Frances Seymour. But these early years are also marked by profound sadness: her mother's mental illness and suicide when Jane is twelve years old, her father's emotional distance, and her personal struggle to find her way in the world as a young woman. By her second act, Fonda lays the foundation for her activism, even as her career takes flight. She highlights her struggle to live consciously and authentically while remaining in the public eye as she recounts her marriages to Tom Hayden and Ted Turner, and examines her controversial and defining involvement with the Vietnam War. As her film career grows, Fonda learns to incorporate her roles into a larger vision of what matters most in her life-and in the process she wins two Academy Awards, for Klute" and for Coming Home. In Fonda's third act, she is prepared to do the work of a lifetime-to begin living consciously in a way that might inspire others who canlearn from her experiences. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, Jane Fonda's "My Life So Far is filled with universal insights into the personal struggles of women living full and engaged lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006274078 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.65 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words--and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. "To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years."--Los Angeles Times America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes "can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently." Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. "In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men."--From the Introduction Praise for My Life So Far " A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving."--San Francisco Chronicle "Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing."--O: The Oprah Magazine "Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty is] a force."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "A fearless book . . . fascinating."--Chicago Sun-Times "Truly compelling."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Riveting."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer |