Chanel Bonfire: A Book Club Recommendation!

Chanel Bonfire: A Book Club Recommendation!

In her stunning memoir, Wendy Lawless tells the often heartbreaking tale of her unconventional upbringing with an unstable alcoholic and suicidal motherâ€”a real-life Holly Golightly turned Mommie Dearestâ€”and the uncommon sense of resilience that allowed her to rise above it all. Donâ€™t forget to look out for Wendyâ€™s follow-up memoir, Heart of Glass, coming March 2016 from Gallery Books.

Georgann Rea didnâ€™t bake cookies or go to PTA meetings; she wore a mink coat and always had a lit Dunhill plugged into her cigarette holder. Sheâ€™d slept with too many men and a few women, and she didnâ€™t like dogs or chilÂdren. Georgann possessed the icy beauty of a Hitchcock heroine with the cold heart to match.

From living at the Dakota in 1960s Manhattan to Londonâ€™s swinging town houses and beyond, Wendy Lawless and her younger sister navigated day-to-day life as their unstable and fabulously neglectful mother, Georgann, chased her delusions, suffered dramatic breakdowns, and survived suicide attempts. With clear-eyed grace and flashing wit, Lawless portrays the highs and lows of her unhinged upbringingâ€”and how she survived her motherâ€™s endlessly destructive search for glamour and fulfillmentâ€”in â€œa searing memoir that reads like a novelâ€ (Anne Korkeakivi, An Unexpected Guest).
Country USA
Brand Gallery Books
Manufacturer Gallery Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476745480
ReleaseDate 2013-11-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476745480

Country	USA
Brand	Gallery Books
Manufacturer	Gallery Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476745480
ReleaseDate	2013-11-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476745480

Chanel Bonfire: A Book Club Recommendation!

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