There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me

by Brooke Shields

Book Overview

Actress and author of the New York Times bestseller Down Came the Rain , Brooke Shields, explores her relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in her new memoir. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Brooke's iconic modeling career began by chance when she was only eleven months old, and Teri's skills as both Brooke's mother and manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drinking heavily. As Brooke became an adult the pair made choices and sacrifices that would affect their relationship forever. And when Brooke s own daughters were born she found that her experience as a mother was shaped in every way by the woman who raised her. But despite the many ups and downs, Brooke was by Teri s side when she died in 2012, a loving daughter until the end. Only Brooke knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult, complicated woman who was her mother. And now, in an honest, open memoir about her life growing up, Brooke will reveal stories and feelings that are relatable to anyone who has been a mother or daughter."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525954848
• ISBN13: 9780525954842
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Brooke Shields doesn't hold back!

Very good book, well written. Brooke is very honest and up front about her mother in this tell all book. And about herself and also. Her relationships good and bad. Her movies, good and bad. I recommend this book 📚.