There Was A Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me

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Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Teri's skills as both Brooke's mother and her manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drank heavily. Only Brooke knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult, complicated woman who was her mother. In this honest memoir she reveals stories relatable to anyone who has been a mother or daughter.

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Shields writes with considerable reflection; she's done the hard work of making sense of the contradictions in her mother, and now we get the benefit of her sharing what she's learned.Kirkus Reviews

Shields writes vividly and humorously about her mother's life growing up in Depression-era Newark; her days as a flirtatious coat-check girl and her short-lived marriage to Brooke's father, Frank Shields, who came from aristocratic stock. The book reads like a parent's heartfelt and exasperated lamentbut the irony here is that her mother is the one behaving like the problem child.The Independent (London)

A brutally frank recollection of Shields' career path, romances, marriages and entry into motherhood, but the basic thesis of the book is a deep examination of her intense relationship with her own mother, Teri Schmon Shieldsa woman who molded Brooke's life, both personal and professional, for decades.Chicago Sun-Times

An emotionally raw memoir.USA Today

Author Bio

BROOKE SHIELDS is an award-winning actress and a Princeton gratuate with honors in French Literature. She starred in iconic films such as Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon, and Endless Love.She is a renowned model and starred in the long-running TV show Suddenly Susanand the critically acclaimed LipstickJungle. She wrote theNew York Times bestseller Down Came the Rain and also penned two childrens books. She lives in New York City with her husband, writer and producer Chris Henchy, and their two daughters.