When I Was a Girl
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- £8.49
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- £8.49
Publisher Description
Discover the defining moments and fondest memories of some of the world's most celebrated women!
Based on the popular WE: Women's Entertainment television series and featuring an introduction by famed television journalist and author Linda Ellerbee, When I Was a Girl presents a collection of timeless girlhood tales. Extraordinary women from the worlds of politics, sports, entertainment, literature, music, and beyond relive the early moments that shaped them: the first friendships and academic pitfalls, the consuming crushes and favorite outfits.
These are some of the remarkable women who offer a glimpse into what inspired them when they were girls:
Gillian Anderson
India.Arie
Candice Bergen
Ellen Burstyn
Candace Bushnell
Ann Curry
Ellen DeGeneres
Illeana Douglas
Marian Wright Edelman
Melissa Etheridge
Edie Falco
Fionnula Flanagan
Sue Grafton
Denyce Graves
Melanie Griffith
Cherry Jones
Gladys Knight
Lisa Leslie
Susan Lucci
Wendie Malick
Rita Moreno
Dee Dee Myers
Cynthia Nixon
Elizabeth Perkins
Kelly Preston
Anna Quindlen
Sally Ride
Michelle Rodriguez
Amy Sedaris
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Mary Steenburgen
Lee Ann Womack
And many more!
Here are cherished memories, evocative and insightful, for every woman who recalls fondly what she was like...when she was a girl.
For more information on WE: Women's Entertainment and the series When I Was a Girl log on to www.we.tv.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This companion volume to the Women's Entertainment network television series"When I Was a Girl" offers wistful, reflective views of growing up by numerous famous women, including India Arie, Candice Bergen, Chris Evert, Sue Grafton and Sally Ride. In a style reminiscent of a glossy magazine feature article, with sidebars and varying text sizes, the book shows women waxing nostalgic about their childhood bedrooms ("My room was everything pink," writes Jamie-Lynn Sigler), their families ("My brother used to pay me to stay away from him," recalls Ellen Degeneres) and their favorite foods (for Gladys Knight, it was"Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a carton of milk"). Other sections sum up the typical girl's preferred television shows, music, books and beauty products, depending on the decade she grew up in. Tailor-made for those with short attention spans, this is a light, upbeat reminder of life's quintessential ups and downs. A portion of the book's proceeds will be donated to Girls Inc.
