There was a little girl : the real story of my mother and me
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Published
New York : Dutton, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Dutton, [2014].
Language
English
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Description
Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Brooke's iconic modeling career began by chance when she was only eleven months old, and Teri's skills as both Brooke's mother and manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drinking heavily. As Brooke became an adult, the pair made choices and sacrifices that would affect their relationship forever. And when Brooke's own daughters were born she found that her experience as a mother was shaped in every way by the woman who raised her. But despite the many ups and downs, Brooke was by Teri's side when she died in 2012, a loving daughter until the end.
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The actress explores her relationship with her tough single mom, detailing her role in shaping the author's career, her fierce protectiveness, and her struggles with alcohol.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Child actors -- United States -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Parents of celebrities -- Biography.
Shields, Brooke, -- 1965-
Shields, Teri, -- 1933-2012.
Single mothers -- Biography.
Child actors -- United States -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Parents of celebrities -- Biography.
Shields, Brooke, -- 1965-
Shields, Teri, -- 1933-2012.
Single mothers -- Biography.