First published 2011
Denise Richards opens her life to readers in this candid memoir. The actress known for Starship Troopers and Wild Things takes you from her small-town beginnings through her Hollywood rise and into her most challenging years. After her public divorce from Charlie Sheen, Richards found herself as a single mother to two young daughters while simultaneously watching her own mother battle cancer. She writes without filters about the pressures of celebrity, the pain of family crisis, and the strength required to rebuild. Richards shares her childhood aspirations, her family's move to Los Angeles, her breakthrough roles, and the relationships that made headlines. Through personal struggles that tested her resolve, she maintained her humor and hope. The book reveals the woman her close friends know, stripped of the glamorous facade that tabloids created. Richards offers her story as proof that ordinary resilience can carry anyone through extraordinary difficulties.
Genres: autobiography, contemporary, memoir, biography-memoir, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, resilience
Setting: Los Angeles, Small Town
Period: 21st Century
288 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books