When I Was a Girl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743480642)

Discover the defining moments and fondest memories of some of the world's most celebrated women!
Based on the popular WE: Women's Entertainment television series and featuring an introduction by famed television journalist and author Linda Ellerbee, When I Was a Girl presents a collection of timeless girlhood tales. Extraordinary women from the worlds of politics, sports, entertainment, literature, music, and beyond relive the early moments that shaped them: the first friendships and academic pitfalls, the consuming crushes and favorite outfits.
These are some of the remarkable women who offer a glimpse into what inspired them when they were girls:
Gillian Anderson
India.Arie
Candice Bergen
Ellen Burstyn
Candace Bushnell
Ann Curry
Ellen DeGeneres
Illeana Douglas
Marian Wright Edelman
Melissa Etheridge
Edie Falco

Fionnula Flanagan
Sue Grafton
Denyce Graves
Melanie Griffith
Cherry Jones
Gladys Knight
Lisa Leslie
Susan Lucci
Wendie Malick
Rita Moreno
Dee Dee Myers

Cynthia Nixon
Elizabeth Perkins
Kelly Preston
Anna Quindlen
Sally Ride
Michelle Rodriguez
Amy Sedaris
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Mary Steenburgen
Lee Ann Womack
And many more!

Here are cherished memories, evocative and insightful, for every woman who recalls fondly what she was like...when she was a girl.
For more information on WE: Women's Entertainment and the series When I Was a Girl log on to www.we.tv.

Author: Alison Pollet
ISBN-10: 0743480643
ISBN-13: 9780743480642
Publisher: Gallery Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 233
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2003