A Paper Life - Softcover

O'Neal, Tatum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060751029 ISBN 13: 9780060751029

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

A real Hollywood-style tell-all, this is the extremely candid and highly explosive autobiography of one of the movie industry's most talented and troubled young stars.

At age ten, Tatum O'Neal became the youngest Oscar winner in history for her performance in the film classic Paper Moon. As the sidekick to her father, the flamboyant star and man-about-town Ryan O'Neal, she became a fixture at the most glamorous Hollywood parties and counted celebrities ranging from Cher to Stanley Kubrick among her childhood friends.

Yet behind the glittering façade of Tatum's life lay heartbreak: abandonment, abuse, neglect, and drug addiction. She reveals the most intimate secrets of her dysfunctional relationships with her father, Ryan O'Neal, and stepmother, Farrah Fawcett, as well as her alcoholic mother, Joanna Moore, and ex-husband, tennis pro John McEnroe.

After the collapse of her marriage and with no real family to turn to, Tatum succumbed to the demons of her past that would nearly kill her. Now she has emerged clean and sober, rediscovering herself as an actress, mother, and wonderfully vibrant woman in what she considers the prime of her life.

About this title

Product Description:

The actress shares details about growing up with her late alcoholic mother and overbearing father, her volatile marriage to John McEnroe, her battle with drug addiction, and her experiences with fellow celebrities and sports figures.

Review:

"In her red-hot tome, O'Neal dishes on the...Hollywood of the 1970s - in all its raunchiness."--Daily News

"In this honest, disturbing memoir, O'Neal...reveals the behind-the-scenes story of her lonely, chaotic life...--Publishers Weekly

"In her bombshell autobiography...Tatum O'Neal...names names...while telling, for the first time, an eye-popping story..."--People

"I know memoirs are always described as 'explosive, ' but this one really is."--Liz Smith

"If an Academy Award were handed out for the most scorching family drama, it could certainly go to Tatum O'Neal..."--USA Today

"A Paper Life, her slash-and-burn family album about...oh, go read it. You know you want to."--Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Forget 'Mommie Dearest;'...it looks as if Tatum O'Neal's A PAPER LIFE...might be the new classic.--Philadelphia Inquirer

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0060751029
• ISBN 13: 9780060751029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334