AS I AM

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Summary: A life well worth reading about
Review: I could not put this book down. Patricia Neal is a fine writer and her story is fascinating. From her beginnings in the south to making it big in hollywood and international marriage to roald dahl, her life had it's share of ups and downs. Neal's book is an honest look at how to overcome adversity, (of which she had plenty)taking responsibility for your choices and then ordering meaning from those choices. Most interesting is her affair with Gary Cooper, marriage to the difficult Roald Dahl and recovery from her stroke. I particularly liked her reasons for writing this book. It grew out of the anguish which ensued from her husband's affair and subsequent divorce. She felt that the act of remembering would be an act of salvation. Well worth the read.

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Summary: Ideal Gift for Mother for Any Occasion
Review: This worthwhile and well-written book should not be out of print!

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Summary: The Best Autobiography I've Read
Review: When a busy wife and mother stays up until 4:00 a.m. with a book she literally can't put down, you know it's good! Ms. Neal's fearless and powerful autobiography reads like an intimate review of her own diary. As you read you are simply amazed at her life and the fact she is willing to talk about it in such detail. Such a triumphant career, yet such pain in her personal life! She may have been married to one of my favorite authors but she gives any writer I've read a run for his/her money in sheer narrative power. I actually met Ms. Neal after a speech she gave in 1988 and was impressed with her then, but she is truly a remarkable woman. A must-read book.