ACTRESS. ICON. ACTIVIST. Her story, in her voice, for the first time.
In
this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between
storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks the mould of the
celebrity memoir while taking back the tale that has been crafted about
her.
Her blond bombshell image was ubiquitous in
the 1990s. Discovered in the stands of a football game, she was
immediately rocket launched into fame, becoming Playboy's
favourite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality.
But what happens when you lose grip on your own life - and the image the
notoriety machine creates for you is not who you really are?
Growing
up on Vancouver Island, the daughter of young, wild, and unprepared
parents, Pamela Anderson's childhood was not easy, but it allowed her to
create her own world-surrounded by nature and imaginary friends. When
she overcame her deep shyness and grew into herself, she fell into a
life on the cover of magazines, the beaches of Malibu, the sets of
movies and talk shows, the arms of rockstars, the coveted scene at the
Playboy Mansion. And as her star rose, she found herself tabloid fodder,
at the height of an era when paparazzi tactics were bent on capturing a
celebrity's most intimate, and sometimes weakest moments. This is when
Pamela Anderson lost control of her own narrative, hurt by the media and
fearful of the public's perception of who she was . . . and who she
wasn't.
Fighting back with a sense of grace, fuelled by a love of
art and literature, and driven by a devotion to her children and the
causes she cares about most, Pamela Anderson has now gone back to the
island where she grew up, after a memorable run starring as Roxie in Chicago on Broadway, reclaiming her free spirit but also standing firm as a strong, creative, confident woman.
'The iconic Anderson uses a mixture of poetry and prose to present an impressionistic view of a fascinating life' Booklist
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