Stuff
Product Details
Gallery Books, February 2010
Trade Paperback, 384 pages
ISBN-10: 1416599177
ISBN-13: 9781416599173
Read an Excerpt
Chapter 1
Description
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.
Read more:
Chapter 1Related multimedia
Video
1 to 1 of 1-
1. Actress Melissa Gilbert: Off The Shelf16:1833285302001
See more multimedia
"Hold onto your sunbonnets... [Gilbert's] autobiography is no clean-cut family drama: It's chockablock with juicy tidbits."
-- Entertainment Weekly
Springfield News-Leader, November 1, 2009
...Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura on TV, returns to "Little House on the Prairie" as "Ma" when the stage show comes to Hammons Hall in Springfield this week. In an interview ...
Louisville Courier-Journal, July 1, 2009
...give the plot away.' Alice Hoffman's twitter page has been deleted. Llama love In her new book, 'Prairie Tale: A Memoir,' 'Little House on the Prairie'star Melissa Gilbert sheds some light-hearted light on the late Michael Jackson. Gilbert ...
Examiner.com, June 12, 2009
...Melissa Gilbert dishes about the men in her life in her new book, Prairie Tale: A Memoir Actress Melissa Gilbert, best known for her 9-year role as Laura Ingalls on the ...
Toronto Star Online, June 11, 2009
...Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert dishes on her life as a child star, her battles with addiction and her stormy teenage romance with heartthrob Rob Lowe in a new book out this week. In ...
Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, June 10, 2009
...TORONTO - 'Little House on the Prairie' actress Melissa Gilbert dishes on her life as a child star, her battles with addiction and her stormy teenage romance with heartthrob Rob Lowe in a new book out this week. In ...
Examiner.com, June 8, 2009
...beloved children's book character Laura Ingalls to life in the television series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert, has written a memoir detailing her adoption into a Hollywood family, early success, engagement to Rob Lowe, ...
