by Ryan O'Neal
First published 2012
Ryan O'Neal chronicles his turbulent love affair with Farrah Fawcett in this candid memoir. The Academy Award nominated actor from Love Story and Paper Moon first encountered the Charlie's Angels star through her then-husband Lee Majors. Their passionate connection led to an affair that would span over thirty years. O'Neal details the challenges that tested their bond: Fawcett's crumbling marriage, his strained relationships with children Tatum and Griffin, their misaligned careers, and the pressures of raising son Redmond together. These struggles drove them apart in 1997. O'Neal spent years trying to build an independent life while yearning for his lost love. When they eventually reconciled, both believed they had found their second chance. Their renewed happiness lasted only three years before Fawcett's cancer diagnosis changed everything. She died in 2009. O'Neal includes personal photographs, private letters between the couple, and excerpts from his own diaries to tell their story.
Genres: 20th-century, autobiography, contemporary, memoir, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, star-crossed-lovers
272 pages · Hardcover · Crown Archetype
Content warnings: terminal-illness