What Falls Away
Author: Farrow, Mia
ISBN: 9780553763348
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 1997
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>i>NEW YORK TIMES /i>BESTSELLER ."A simply elegant memoir."b>-i>Newsweek/i>/b>/b>br>br>In this exquisitely written memoir, Mia Farrow takes us on a journey into her remarkable life. As the daughter of actress Maureen O'Sullivan and film director John Farrow, she lived what was by all appearances a charmed and privileged childhood. But below the surface, money troubles, marital tensions, drinking, and occasionally violence marred the Hollywood illusion. br> br> And when Mia was nine, she would be forever wrenched from childhood by the terrible isolation of a bout with polio. Her father's death propelled her out into the world, where she embarked onto an acting career that included television, theater, and film-from her debut in i>Peyton Place/i> to her first starring role in i>Rosemary's Baby,/i> and on to her thirteen films with Woody Allen.br> br> Here is a luminous memoir of childhood and motherhood, a thoughtful exploration of a spiritual journey, and a candid examination of her marriages to Frank Sinatra and Andre Previn and her close but troubled twelve-year relationship with Woody Allen. Told with grace and deep understanding, as well as humor, i>What Falls Away /i>is an unforgettable book, an extraordinary record of an extraordinary life.
ISBN: 9780553763348
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 1997
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>i>NEW YORK TIMES /i>BESTSELLER ."A simply elegant memoir."b>-i>Newsweek/i>/b>/b>br>br>In this exquisitely written memoir, Mia Farrow takes us on a journey into her remarkable life. As the daughter of actress Maureen O'Sullivan and film director John Farrow, she lived what was by all appearances a charmed and privileged childhood. But below the surface, money troubles, marital tensions, drinking, and occasionally violence marred the Hollywood illusion. br> br> And when Mia was nine, she would be forever wrenched from childhood by the terrible isolation of a bout with polio. Her father's death propelled her out into the world, where she embarked onto an acting career that included television, theater, and film-from her debut in i>Peyton Place/i> to her first starring role in i>Rosemary's Baby,/i> and on to her thirteen films with Woody Allen.br> br> Here is a luminous memoir of childhood and motherhood, a thoughtful exploration of a spiritual journey, and a candid examination of her marriages to Frank Sinatra and Andre Previn and her close but troubled twelve-year relationship with Woody Allen. Told with grace and deep understanding, as well as humor, i>What Falls Away /i>is an unforgettable book, an extraordinary record of an extraordinary life.
