
Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma
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Karen Grassle
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Karen Grassle
Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie, grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc.
In this candid memoir, Grassle reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes listeners on an inspiring journey through the political turmoil on '60s campuses, on to studies with some of the most celebrated artists at the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and ultimately behind the curtains of Broadway stages and storied Hollywood sets. In these chapters, listeners meet actors and directors who have captivated us on screen and stage as they fall in love, betray and befriend, and don costumes only to reveal themselves.
We know Karen Grassle best as the proud prairie woman Caroline Ingalls, with her quiet strength and devotion to family, but this memoir introduces listeners to the complex, funny, rebellious, and soulful woman who, in addition to being the force behind those many strong women she played, fought passionately - as a writer, producer, and activist - on behalf of equal rights for women. Raw, emotional, and tender, Bright Lights celebrates and honors womanhood, in all its complexity.
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She never admits taking addictions to the set of LHOTP. Perhaps there's another side to why Michael Landon did what he did with the money situation. One thing I will say is it does look like Landon overall kept a safe set for the many child actors on the show and must are sober adults. So I don't buy he's a bad guy. It was the 70s and things were different. Still a nice story. But if you're looking for charming stories and lots of LHOTP again go to Allisons book. Talks of hippy sounding politics, various abortions, and a touch of paranoia. No offense to the actress and her life. She was lovely as C.I. and glad she seems to have moved on with her life choices with drinking.
More of a life story
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great story
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Karen vs Caroline : A Dichotomy
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The life of a TV star...
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Karen's invisible struggles were very enlightening
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The making of an actress
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Only a bit is about LHOTP
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Karen- please write a 2nd memoir -- or another book. You have a gift. The world needs to hear your words.
Karen's Story is a Must-Read
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High Quality Memoir of Ms. Grassle's Life Journey
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TMI
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