
Mommie Dearest: 40th Anniversary Edition
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Tavia Gilbert
The 40th anniversary edition of the “shocking” number one New York Times best seller with an exclusive new introduction by the author (Los Angeles Times).
When Christina Crawford’s harrowing chronicle of child abuse was first published in 1978, it brought global attention to the previously closeted subject. It also shed light on the guarded world of Hollywood and stripped away the façade of Christina’s relentless, alcoholic abuser: her adoptive mother, movie star Joan Crawford.
Christina was a young girl shown off to the world as a fortunate little princess. But at home, her lonely, controlling, even ruthless mother made her life a nightmare. A fierce battle of wills, their relationship could be characterized as an ultimately successful, for Christina, struggle for independence. She endured and survived, becoming the voice of so many other victims who suffered in silence, and giving them the courage to forge a productive life out of chaos.
This edition features an exclusive new introduction by the author, plus rare photographs from her personal collection revealing material not found in the original manuscript.
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I bought this Audible edition and listened to it over Mother’s Day week, to remind me that it wasn’t about me. I was collateral damage in my mother’s anger toward herself, that her childhood wasn’t the best, and because she saw herself in me, somehow she needed to take that out on me.
The narration of this recording is excellent, and the book reveals there was so much more the movie never showed.
Thank you, Christina, for making me feel I wasn’t alone.
This was my childhood
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What a book!
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A painful capture of one child’s experience with abuse.
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That being said, the book was very well written and the performance of the narrator was great. It's a quick listen and it gets right into the nitty gritty. Recommended!
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FINALLY GOT THE STORY!!
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Reading between the lines
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