{"product_id":"9780671019006","title":"Me and My Shadows : A Family Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMe and My Shadows\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lorna Luft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question follows Lorna Luft to this day: \u003ci\u003e\"What's it like to be Dorothy's daughter?\"\u003c\/i\u003e Although by appearances glamorous and truly thrilling, growing up as the daughter of Judy Garland was anything but a journey over the rainbow. \u003cbr\u003e With unsparing candor, Lorna Luft offers the first-ever insider portrait of one of Hollywood's most celebrated families: a rare story of a little girl, her half-sister Liza, and her baby brother trying desperately to hang on to the mother whose life seemed destined to burn brightly but briefly. Lorna makes an extraordinary journey back into the spiral of love, addiction, pain, and loss that lurked behind a charmed facade. \u003cbr\u003e Filled with behind-the-scenes dramas, hilarious untold stories, and little-known details of Garland family life, \u003ci\u003eMe and My Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to Lorna's victory over her own past, a story of hope, of love and its limitations, and a deeply moving testament to the healing powers of embracing one's past and charting a course of self-love and discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Remarkable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Unsentimental...heartfelt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e A remarkable candid memoir...Luft's own life is testament to her resilience.\u003cbr\u003eMarlee Matlin I couldn't put it down until the last page. Bravo to Lorna for having the courage to break the silence about the pain, laughter, and tears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e A loving memory of growing up in a dysfunctional household.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e Entertaining...a clear-eyed but loving account of the adored mother she lost.\u003cbr\u003eNewark \u003ci\u003eStar Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e Other biographies have documented Garland's spectacular descent, but this is the first view from inside the tornado...Harrowing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e The first gripping, factual acount of the life and times of the late, great Judy Garland and her children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780671019006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40589833699534,"sku":"9780671019006","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_380ebdf1-17ff-4279-92df-848574015b79.jpg?v=1637725854","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780671019006","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}