Honey: The life and loves of Lenny's shady lady

by Honey Bruce

Playboy Press [distributed by Simon & Schuster, New York], 1976. First Edition, stated. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by co-author Dana Benenson. Octavo, 309 pp. Cream boards with red cloth spine, pictorial dust jacket by Lawrence Ratzkin. Book itself is Near Fine condition, with no specific flaws to point out. Jacket is VG - lightly chipped at top, general rubbing elsewhere. Signed and inscribed by co-author Dana Benenson to Rich G_________, "my first and most successful benefactor!". The bio of Honey Bruce - a classic American femme fatale who overcame a tough youth in which she was first a convict, then Miami's hottest stripper, Honey draws a picture of a great man (legendary comedian Lenny Bruce) smitten by an instinctively magnetic woman who is - sort of - capable of loving him, but not to the extent he loves her. L-45n

Genres: Memoir

309 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Rhonda Gilliland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked finding out the real story behind the poetic license in the movie. A lot of in depth details of their marriage.

[Robyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you like the word 'nipples' this is the book for you. Ideally your copy will have the dust jacket with the close up photo of the sequin pasties, but if not don't despair, nipples are mentioned a minimum of once per page with many pages exceeding that number. There are a few other words in the book as well but gosh I can't quite remember any of them at the moment.