Ali in Wonderland
And Other Tall Tales
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4.1 • 315 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler, 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron, finish with a twist of Tina Fey, and you get Ali in Wonderland, the uproarious, revealing, and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious rebellion against it), reminiscing about her Seinfeld “Schmoopie” days and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, or baring the details of starting a family alongside husband George Stephanopoulos, one thing is for sure—Ali has the unsurpassable humor and warmth of a born storyteller with a story to tell: the quirky, flavorful, surprising, and sometimes scandalous Ali in Wonderland.
“Ali Wentworth is funny and warm and crazy all at once. Like Barbara Eden. But on something. Like crystal meth.” —Alec Baldwin
This isn’t just a celebrity memoir. It’s a collection of tall tales you have to read to believe.
Behind-the-Scenes Hollywood: From being "Schmoopie" on Seinfeld to getting notes like "She's a seven, we need a ten!" and discovering her nanny was dealing heroin, Ali's journey through show business is as wild as it is funny.WASP Rebellion: Dive into a quintessentially WASPy upbringing where her mother, Muffie, met a mental breakdown with the advice, "Nobody goes to the Bahamas in July!"Celebrity Marriage: Finding love on a blind date with George Stephanopoulos was the easy part. Navigating their two worlds—and two very formidable mothers—is where the real story begins.Candid and Heartfelt: With raw honesty, Ali shares her experience of "cracking like a Baccarat tumbler," offering a refreshingly real look at anxiety, depression, and finding her way back.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Depending on whom you ask, Wentworth (The WASP Cookbook) is best known for roles on TV's In Living Color and Head Case, her appearances on Oprah, or her 2001 marriage to George Stephanopoulous. The busy author's fun, adventure-filled memoir is rife with colorful turns of phrase (for example, "I felt like a Chihuahua after the neighborhood bully lit the firecracker in its ass") and humorous tales of her privileged upbringing, various suitors, and trips abroad. The author's mother, Muffie who worked as Nancy Reagan's social secretary looms large, often as the example against which a young Ali rebelled. Wentworth is amusing and frank, often frenetic, with sharp intelligence underneath the sassy wackiness; passages about her struggle with depression, falling in love with her husband, and her daughter's baptism have funny moments, but they're thoughtful and touching, too. Dishy tidbits about famous folk, from Henry Kissinger to Cher, round out this highly entertaining memoir.
Customer Reviews
Great Read
Could not put it down and laughed through the entire book.
Ali Wentworty
Enjoying the book, but skipping back and forth thru time era's is making me nuts. Also, what happened to Chad? One page the love of your life, the next, poof, gone.
Quick, funny read
I enjoyed this a lot. It was entertaining, and she has a nice sense of humor that makes her very relatable.