What Falls Away (Unabridged) What Falls Away (Unabridged)

What Falls Away (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

In an exquisitely written memoir, Mia Farrow introduces us to the landscapes of her extraordinary life. Moving from her earliest memories of the walled gardens and rocky shores of western Ireland and her Hollywood childhood to her career as an actress, she writes of these experiences and her struggle to protect her children in a painful custody battle with Woody Allen. It was this crisis that led her to reflect upon the incidents that had brought her to a place so incomprehensible. Now, in What Falls Away, a memoir resonant not only in its honesty but also in its beautifully crafted prose, Mia Farrow speaks for the first time.

She was born the third of seven children to the beautiful actress Maureen O'Sullivan and successful writer/director John Farrow, but the isolation of a polio ward brought her childhood to an abrupt end at the age of 9. Several years later, two deaths shattered the security of the family forever, and Mia Farrow embarked upon a journey that would lead her away from the convent education that was to sustain her spiritual courage, to starring roles in Peyton Place and Rosemary's Baby, a marriage to Frank Sinatra, divorce, a defining trip to India, work on the London stage and in film, and marriage to André Previn. Their life together in England brought them three sons and three daughters before that marriage, too, dissolved and she returned to the United States. 

The year 1979 saw the beginning of a new career with brilliant performances in 13 of Woody Allen's most distinguished films. 

Told with grace and deep understanding, as well as humor, What Falls Away goes beneath the surface of this amazing life, with all its drama, success, and pain, and exposes the inner workings of a mind and spirit for whom truth, compassion, and faith are essential. 

Mia Farrow's story is ultimately one of hope and courage in the face of difficulty; of commitment to others - most important of whom are her children; and of spiritual strength. Listeners will not easily forget this remarkable book, even long after the last word has been spoken. 

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
MF
Mia Farrow
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
09:20
hr min
RELEASED
2000
September 20
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
259.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Shocking Bilou ,

An astounding life story.

This is an amazing life story. From the Golden Age of Hollywood as a child, behind the scenes with the Rat Pack as Sinatra's young bride, hanging with the Beatles in India, English country living with Andre Previn, New York with Woody Allen. This book is a whirlwind of extreme circumstances, both good and bad, thoughtfully written and read by Mia.

Note: There are chapters during the Woody/Soon-Yi scandal, for either legal or personal reasons, that are read by someone else, which is understandable: more proof of how shattering that whole experience must have been. She shows us how to move beyond the unimaginable with grace and heart to find what really matters.

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