First published 2015
Six-year-old Anjelica waits for her father John Huston to arrive at their Irish manor for Christmas. She already knows this cinematic giant will shape her forever. Decades later, the Academy Award winner looks back on her extraordinary journey from the magical estate at St Clerans in County Galway to the heights of Hollywood stardom. After her enchanted childhood and teenage years in swinging London, Anjelica moves to New York at eighteen to model for Vogue. Cinema calls her back as directors like Stephen Frears, Francis Coppola, Woody Allen, and Wes Anderson offer her career-defining roles. She meets Jack Nicholson and they become one of Hollywood's most legendary couples. Huston reflects candidly on her relationships and career, revealing herself as an unconventional woman with sharp observational skills. Personal photographs accompany this intimate portrait of New Hollywood's inner workings.
Genres: biography, autobiography, memoir, relationships, biography-memoir, personal-development, film, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, family-drama, memoir, rags-to-riches
Setting: County Galway, Ireland, New York, St Clerans
Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
608 pages · Hardcover · Éditions de l'olivier