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Prairie Tale
Prairie Tale: A Memoir | Melissa Gilbert
A fascinating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hears of millions for her role in Little House on the Prarie when she was just a child. To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play with. Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls idyllic lifeand so did Melissa. With candor and humor, the cherished actress traces her complicated journey from buck-toothed Laura "Halfpint" Ingalls to Hollywood starlet, wife, and mother. She partied with the Brat Pack, dated heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and bad boys like Billy Idol, and began a self-destructive pattern of addiction and codependence. She eventually realized that her career on television had earned her popularity, admiration, and love from everyone but herself. Through hard work, tenacity, sobriety, and the blessings of a solid marriage, Melissa has accepted her many different identities and learned to laugh, cry, and forgive in new ways. Women everywhere may have idolized her charming life on Little House on the Prairie, but Melissas own unexpectedly honest, imperfect, and down-to-earth story is an inspiration.
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Wife
Prairie Tale: A Memoir | Melissa Gilbert
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Pickpick

This was like time travel 🧭 back to the days when I actually knew who current celebrities were. MG really did come from a life of privilege and had some show-biz connections via her grandfather. Very little about the Little House on the Prairie show, unlike Alison Arngrim‘s book. I was surprised at how much she tolerated from boyfriends and husbands and kept going back. I would read an update if she wrote one. Memoirs are my thing lately. 3/5⭐️s

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Revenge4bess
Prairie Tale: A Memoir | Melissa Gilbert
Pickpick

Nice to see “half pint” telling her own stories

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scaifea
Prairie Tale: A Memoir | Melissa Gilbert
Mehso-so

A memoir from the woman who played Laura on Little House on the Prairie, this one kind of fell flat for me. I'd forgotten that she'd been engaged to Rob Lowe, and learning about her family's Hollywood background was interesting, but it felt too catty and petty in too many places. And the writing wasn't bloody Shakespeare or anything. So, meh.