My Life So Far (with Bonus Content)

By Jane Fonda

My Life So Far (with Bonus Content) - Jane Fonda
  • Release Date: 2005-04-05
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4
4
From 111 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts.

“To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.”—Los Angeles Times


America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life.

“In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.”—From the Introduction

This eBook includes the full text of the book plus the following additional content:
• 50 new photos from Jane Fonda’s personal and family archives, many often never seen in public
• A free chapter from Jane Fonda’s Prime Time

Praise for My Life So Far

“[A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.”San Francisco Chronicle

“Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.”O: The Oprah Magazine

“Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty [is] a force.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A fearless book . . . fascinating.”Chicago Sun-Times

“Truly compelling.”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Riveting.”Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Reviews

  • My Life So Far

    5
    By Artist drake
    A beautifully written autobiography that is surprisingly open. Fonda’s incredibly interesting life and willingness to continue to reach her own truth will fascinate you.
  • My Life So Far

    5
    By irishgirlie911
    Exceptional book, I learned so much about the Fonda family, Jane and her journey as well as learning and understanding myself better as I have lived a life of some similarities to Jane’s.
  • Interesting

    3
    By Amoreeena
    Enjoyed this book except for all the politics of the 60's.....it seemed to just go on and and on and on.