My Life So Far

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jane Fonda 著
• 出版社 Ebury
• 出版时间 2006-03
• ISBN 9780091906139
• 定价 102.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 624页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

'Therearealwaysregretsinlife,amongthemthingswe'vedonethatwewishwecouldtakebackanderase.IhavesignificantonesthatwillhauntmeforeverandwhichIhopeIhavebeenbraveenoughtoconfrontinthisbook.'SosaysJaneFondaintheprefacetoMYLIFESOFAR,apowerfulaccountofanextraordinarywoman.Oscarwinner,controversialpoliticalactivist,groundbreakingfitnessguru,wife,mother,lover,philanthropist-justsomeoftherolesFondaisknownfor.BornintoHollywoodaristocracyin1937,herchildhoodwasmarkedwithunhappinessandtragedy.HerrelationshipwithherfatherHenryFondawasneverlovingeventhoughshefollowedhisprofession,studyingactingasateenagerwithLeeStrasberginNewYork,thenlivinginParis.Hersubsequentrolesearnedhernumerousnominationsandawards,including2OscarsforKluteandComingHome.AsafilmproducerhercreditsincludeNinetoFiveandOnGoldenPond,butinthe1980ssherevolutionisedthefitnessindustrywithaseriesofworkoutvideos.HerpoliticalpriotestsagainsttheVietnamwarcausedmuchcontroversyintheStates,andshecontinuestobeanactiveadvocateonenvironmentalissues,humanrightsandtheempowermentofwomenandgirls.ThefloweringofherfeminisminthesecondhalfoflifeprovesthatJaneFonda,perhapsmorethananyother,isaspokespersonforwomanofhertimes.Inthiscandidbook,writtenbyFondaherself,therearemessagesforwomenofallagesassheholdsamirroruptoherownlifebutletsusseeoursreflectedthere.Nowinher60s,Fondalooksbackoverherlifebutalsolooksforwardtothefuture.Withunflinchinghonestysheaddresses,amongstotherthings,hertragicrelationshipwithhermother;hertorturedonewithherfather;herloversandhusbands,fromRogerVadimtoTedTurner;herpassionsandpoliticalviews.Theresultisrareinitsreadabilityandsheerpage-turningforce.JaneFondaisautterlyuniquewomanandthisisaonceinalifetimeread.