A Lotus Grows in the Mud Author:Goldie Hawn In this candid, insightful, and unconventional memoir, Goldie Hawn invites us to join her in an inspirational look back at the people, places, and events that have touched her. It is the spiritual journey of a heart in search of enlightenment. — With her trademark effervescence, Goldie delivers a personal look at private and powerful events that ... more »carried her through life: her father's spontaneity; her mother's courage; and the joy of being a daughter, a sister, a parent, and a lover. She writes about her childhood dreams of becoming a ballerina. She takes us on a tour of her go-go years in 1960s New York City, the phenomenon of TV's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, her Oscar-winning debut in Cactus Flower, and Hollywood stardom. She writes intimately about the challenges of love, anger, and fear, and the importance of compassion and integrity. She speaks openly about her family, her partner Kurt Russell, her children, her faith, her curiosity for that which she doesn't yet know, and her thirst for knowledge. Most of all, it is a trip back through a life well lived by a woman well loved.« less
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A pretty touchy-feely, but not badly-written, memoir by Goldie, who does seem like a pretty great person! Photos in the book, too, which are always fun.
As a lover of Goldie Hawn and all of her past work, it was a joy to see the insight of her life and what drives her in her decisions and what makes her family work.