First published 1995
Mary Tyler Moore takes readers through the defining moments of her personal journey. She begins with her challenging childhood, moving from Brooklyn's tough streets toward Hollywood's bright lights. Moore details her lengthy marriage to television executive Grant Tinker and the devastating end of their relationship. She confronts the tragedy of losing her son and reveals her battles with alcohol addiction. The memoir captures Moore's determination to survive Hollywood's pressures while managing profound personal losses. Her story moves between career triumphs and private struggles, showing how she navigated fame while facing heartbreak. Moore writes with candor about the cost of success and the weight of grief. The book reveals how she found strength during her darkest periods and rebuilt her life after each setback.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-journey
Setting: Brooklyn, Hollywood
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
332 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, depression, mental-illness, suicide