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.
Women everywhere may have idolized her charming life on Little House on the Prairie , but Melissa\'s own unexpectedly honest, imperfect, and down-to-earth story is an inspiration..
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.
She eventually realized that her career on television had earned her popularity, admiration, and love from everyone but herself.
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.
With candor and humor, the cherished actress traces her complicated journey from buck-toothed Laura Halfpint Ingalls to Hollywood starlet, wife, and mother.
Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls\' idyllic life--and so did Melissa.
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.
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
