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Amy Asbury

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/amyasbury

born

Los Angeles, California, The United States

gender

female

website

http://sunsetstripdiaries.blogspot.com/

twitter username

amyasburysunset

genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Women & Gender Studies

influences

Truman Capote, J.D. Salinger, Mary McCarthy, Willa Cather

member since

February 2011

About this author

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There comes a time in every girl’s life, where she has to choose good or choose bad. Amy Asbury chose bad, hands down. Good meant wallflowers, secretaries and subservient wives. Bad meant power- and a possible escape from a life of secrets.

At twelve years old she was trying to make sense of a drug-addicted father and his disturbing behavior. By fifteen she was dealing with horrendous depression, blackouts and rape. At sixteen she was in a mental institution for suicidal tendencies and violent behavior. She knew she could never be normal. The only place for a girl like her was Hollywood.

The Sunset Strip Diaries is a true story of the social ascent (and eventual decline) of a girl in the Sunset Strip music scene of the early 1990's. From cr...more

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Average rating: 3.90 · 68 ratings · 20 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Sunset Strip Diaries 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Confetti Covered Quicksand 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Amy Asbury is now friends with Kate Sherrod
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Amy Asbury liked Kim's review of The Sunset Strip Diaries: " Awesome memoir! I don't usually read the biographies... but I got TOTALLY sucked in to this one. The author is clever and witty. It's about this girl growing up in the san fernando valley and then finding her way to the crazy sunset strip scene in... " Read more of this review »
Oct 14, 2011 06:37pm · see review
Amy Asbury liked krisabelle's review of The Sunset Strip Diaries: " I thought this book was amazing! Even if hair bands aren't your thing, this book is wildly entertaining! At times hilarious, heart-wrenching, and poignant. I devoured it in 2 days and then immediately bought the sequel! "
Oct 14, 2011 06:36pm · see review
Amy Asbury liked Kasey's review of The Sunset Strip Diaries: " Quick and fun read. I wish the author had included some pictures. "
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