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Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles
by
Kathleen Turner,
Gloria Feldt (Goodreads Author)
The New York Times bestseller SEND YOURSELF ROSES is now in trade paperback.
Kathleen Turner has always lived her life according to her own rules. The screen icon opens up about her own life--both personal and professional--the risks she's taken, and the lessons she's learned from her film and stage career, 20-year marriage (and recent seperation), raising her daughter, an...more
Kathleen Turner has always lived her life according to her own rules. The screen icon opens up about her own life--both personal and professional--the risks she's taken, and the lessons she's learned from her film and stage career, 20-year marriage (and recent seperation), raising her daughter, an...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
February 9th 2009
by Springboard Press
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Perhaps the most surprising thing about this memoir is that Kathleen Turner has lead a fairly normal life. She still rides the bus, does her own shopping, and -- with the exception of her on-set affair with Michael Douglas in the early '80s-- has had a pretty unglamorous love life. I was a fan of hers back in the '80s, mainly due to "Romancing the Stone" which is still one of my favorite movies. She had a reputation at that time for vanity, and I think that worked against her. Her care...more
Any female in the 35-60 age range needs to read this book! Kathleen Turner opens up her life, her feelings, her family and her career for all to see. It is the more personal stories that strike a cord with all women "of a certain age". Her struggles with guilt over the death of her father after they had an argument; the amazing will power to overcome severe rheumatoid arthritis; and so many other things just resonate with me and I'm sure will with other women who grew up as "ba...more
Some poignant stuff about her having rheumatoid arthritis, the difficulty of getting a correct diagnosis and pain of being mocked in tabloids for steroid-induced weight gain. Also I guess if you were an aspiring actor you might get something out of her account of breaking into film and theater. But for the most part it was a boring and disagreeable memoir. She clearly thinks very highly of herself and less so of everybody else. Does not disclose much of any interest value about other stars. ...more
Not a lot of indie gossip....actually more philisophical than I expected.
I saw Ms. Turner interviewed when the book came out about a year ago and thought this would be an interesting read. It was, but not the way I thought. It is mostly well-written (I don't understand how someone gets paid to say things like "between Gail and I"). I did not know Turner had such a cosmopolitan childhood. I hadn't realized she had been on the soap "The Doctors" for such a short period of time (where I first remember her). I didn't realize her language would be...more
An copy that came my way via librarything in March. MARCH! And here it is June and I still haven't been able to finish the darn thing. I picked it up with great anticipation. After all Kathleen Turner is one of my favorite actresses. She has yet to disappoint, whether it's been in film or in interview. And while I could hear her distinctive voice behind the words very definitely in the beginning of the book, it just didn't sustain my interest. It was a struggle to get through her life up ...more
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fans of Kathleen Turner, anyone struggling with chronic illness
I read this highly conversational book as a break after Jane Eyre; talk about a complete contrast!
Kathleen Turner is a strong, opinionated woman, and her rising out of the ashes after her serious bout with rheumatoid arthritis (now in remission) piqued my interest in her memoir.
Do not read this book if you are sensitive to foul language. Turner (with the help of her friend Gloria Feldt) writes just as if she were speaking...with lots of colorful language and colloquialis...more
Kathleen Turner is a strong, opinionated woman, and her rising out of the ashes after her serious bout with rheumatoid arthritis (now in remission) piqued my interest in her memoir.
Do not read this book if you are sensitive to foul language. Turner (with the help of her friend Gloria Feldt) writes just as if she were speaking...with lots of colorful language and colloquialis...more
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Kathleen Turner devotees
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I've enjoyed Kathleen Turner's work, and I know she's a big, bold personality, so I took her book out of the library to read. I was hoping to learn more about her while getting some good dish.
The book is co-written with her long-time friend Gloria Feldt, and it reads like Feldt acted as mere editor. Turner's voice comes out strong and clear in the prose, which I suspect came from multiple gabfests edited down into chapters.
I don't dislike books where the subject tells me ...more
The book is co-written with her long-time friend Gloria Feldt, and it reads like Feldt acted as mere editor. Turner's voice comes out strong and clear in the prose, which I suspect came from multiple gabfests edited down into chapters.
I don't dislike books where the subject tells me ...more
I'm a sucker for actress memoirs- so freakin' what!?
It took me awhile to get through this because it is written in a very straight forward manner. She does drop the f bomb a lot, which was nice. I think that she gives good advice on being independent, making decisions, and training your voice to project confidence and intelligence. She also suggests that women should view men as "playthings" until about age 29, to really get to know themselves first. HAHA LOVE IT!
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It took me awhile to get through this because it is written in a very straight forward manner. She does drop the f bomb a lot, which was nice. I think that she gives good advice on being independent, making decisions, and training your voice to project confidence and intelligence. She also suggests that women should view men as "playthings" until about age 29, to really get to know themselves first. HAHA LOVE IT!
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I was looking for more of an insight into Turner's movies so I guess I should've read the title better: "thoughts on life, love and leading roles" this book definitely is. At times it does become a little self-indulgent (okay, I get that you're a strong, determined woman - now move on!) but I guess if you can't do it in your biography, where can you do it? On the flip side I found her childhood and the dynamic between her family quite interesting.
I've always enjoyed Kathleen Turner, but I found this rather dull, and not very revealing. I think it lost a half-star for her continuous repitition that she NEVER chooses a role unless it's a strong woman, central to the story and in an excellent script. And yet she never mentions "Baby Geniuses". Odd.
The film/stage actress tells it all in her autobiography. We were fortunate to see her in 2009 in a theater production - what an actress!
When I was in middle school, I had an inexplicable yet hopeless celebrity crush on Kathleen Turner. I watched Romancing the Stone and Undercover Blues for months on end. I'm still vaguely embarrassed by this fact, but reading her book has lessened my guilt. She is, put simply, a pretty kick-ass broad. No-nonsense, blunt at times, honest, ballsy, and passionate. This probably isn't the best written celebrity autobiography on the market, but it's entertaining and has a lot of wisdom to offer....more
I've always liked Kathleen Turner and now I know her better.
This book is all over the place an not very well written, but it's a great "star" biography with good dish about all her co-stars and movies. If you love Kathleen you'll want to read this. She's a woman who lives by her own rules and one of the few actresses who takes roles just for the money. She's also very open and honest about her relationships and struggles with alcohol and rheumatoid arthritis. The book culminates with her realizing the young actresses dream of playing Martha in ...more
Well, I just wasn't liking it. The tone was not to my taste. Even the fact that Nicolas Cage took her to court over her assertion in the book that he stole a chihuahua is not enough to keep me reading it.
It kind of reminded me a bit of Me, by Katherine Hepburn. Too ACTIVE! a person for me to want to spend time with. I just like a bit more contemplation, I guess. It kind of read as self-help, also, or inspirational, so if you need someone to kick your butt into gear to get what you wan...more
It kind of reminded me a bit of Me, by Katherine Hepburn. Too ACTIVE! a person for me to want to spend time with. I just like a bit more contemplation, I guess. It kind of read as self-help, also, or inspirational, so if you need someone to kick your butt into gear to get what you wan...more
She's pretty vain, it was a hard read
Got to love Kathleen Turner
It was interesting, but probably not something I'd read through again. I've never seen her movies, so the connection isn't really there for me. Yes it's a memoir of her life, but her me me me seemed a little excessive. I certainly do give her credit though for putting it out there. She's honest and certainly seemed to know what she wanted - like when she went for Virginia Woolfe, if I remember correctly.
I read this primarily to see if anyone I knew from THE GRADUATE was mentioned (the answer is yes, but not by name). It's not very well-written but you have to love her spirit which shines through!
Good insight into specific scenes from her movies and she gives up a little scoop on behind the scenes behind Romancing the Stone, etc. And talked about her marriage and daughter but somehow it didn't touch my heart. It seemed calloused & was written by Gloria Feldt as well. I was hoping for something a bit more intimate and from the core.
I always liked Kathleen Turner, however, the writer did not do a good job. The writer's style is stilted and the paragraphs do not transition.
Kathleen spends too much time telling us how great she is...I already thought she was great, or I would not have bought her book. An interesting woman, but a disappointing book.
Kathleen spends too much time telling us how great she is...I already thought she was great, or I would not have bought her book. An interesting woman, but a disappointing book.
Quite an interestingly philosophical memoir.
Often snarky with lots of name dropping, but some of the background on how she prepared for roles and what went on backstage or on the sets was really interesting. Some good nuggets in here, but you really have to be interested in Ms Turner to read this. Otherwise give it a pass.
The stage and screen siren shares details of her life, loves, favorite roles and ongoing battles with alcoholism and rheumatoid arthritis. Fans of Ms. Turner will revel in her brutal honesty and wicked sense of humor.
Surprisingly interesting. I'm not exactly a member of the KT fan club, though I was impressed when I saw her onstage last year in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (she OWNED that stage). The lady's got huevos.
Once in a while I like to read a biography just to mix things up. I've seen many of Kathleen Turner's movies and always enjoyed her as an actress.
Love these actress auto-bios. Not as fun and trashy as Rue MacClanahan, but she delves more into the design of acting and life...
I thought this would be full of acerbic wit. It wasn't. Killed a few hours of my life waiting for a flight though!
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Mary Kathleen Turner is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor.
Turner (in collaboration with Gloria Feldt) wrote her memoir Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on my Life, Love, and Leading Roles, published in 2008. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list f...more
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Turner (in collaboration with Gloria Feldt) wrote her memoir Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on my Life, Love, and Leading Roles, published in 2008. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list f...more
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