Bright Lights Prairie Dust - Reflections on Life Loss and Love from Little House's Ma

Karen Grassle

Sinopse

Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie,
 grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was 
plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc. In this candid memoir, Grassle 
reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to 
overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true
 love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes readers on an 
inspiring journey through the political turmoil on ’60s campuses, on to 
studies with some of the most celebrated artists at the famed London 
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and ultimately behind the curtains 
of Broadway stages and storied Hollywood sets. In these pages, readers 
meet actors and directors who have captivated us on screen and stage as 
they fall in love, betray and befriend, and don costumes only to reveal 
themselves. We know Karen Grassle best as the proud prairie woman 
Caroline Ingalls, with her quiet strength and devotion to family, but 
this memoir introduces readers to the complex, funny, rebellious, and 
soulful woman who, in addition to being the force behind those many 
strong women she played, fought passionately—as a writer, producer, and 
activist—on behalf of equal rights for women. Raw, emotional, and 
tender, Bright Lights celebrates and honors womanhood, in all its complexity.

Disponível desde: 16/11/2021.

Comprimento de impressão: 376 páginas.

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