I love this book. I find most of what is here believable. Fast read, and the story is well told. I think she is honest in her thoughts and feelings. I can't imagine being so young and being left to your own devices. No Kindle device required. The only child of MacLaine and her husband of thirty years, Steve Parker, Sachi’s surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of two—though her mother would sometimes claim Sachi was six—to live with her mercurial father and his mistress. Shirley MacLaine is an Academy Award winning actress who has graced Hollywood with her talent for decades, known for her roles in The Apartment, Terms of Endearment, and recently the BBC/PBS smash Downton Abbey. Mediocre and not as helpful as I'd hoped. While I am sure Shirley McClaine was not the best mother, Sachi Parker takes no responsibility for her life. I was reading an article about people who hate mother's day. Lucky Me: My Life With--and Without--My Mom, Shirley MacLaine by Sachi Parker (2013-12-03), American Legends: The Life of Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. I need a third party to write a book about the daughter, the dad (or whoever he is! I'm a huge Shirley MacLaine fan, and will remain one. meh. Please try again. and only saw her mother summers, and for very short stints. ** Spoiler: I was particularly annoyed when the 27 year old got pregnant, but didn't have any money and ultimately had an abortion. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Please try your request again later. And I like to see transparent people who are honest with their demons and life test and tragedies. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. My desire is that you will be inspired and motivated to serve the Lord as freely and willingly as I was privileged to do for many years. As Sachi is a child of a famous actor, I thought this would be a boring book of luxury and fine things, but I was wrong. Her roller coaster saga began when she was sent to … As with most Autobiographies, the author hides the truth behind other things so they can put it out there with out feeling too exposed. MacLaine, on the other hand, sent her 2 year old to Japan to live with her husband and his bitter mistress. Some of the writing was clunky, wonder if the second writer's sections were smoother. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. I do recommend this book. Sachi wrote in a way that I never wanted to stop reading. Add to that, no less than Myrna Loy said Christina Crawford was full of crap and I believe Myrna Loy). © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, and over one million other books are available for. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published What kind of woman just abandons her child to such a jerk as that father of hers? If it's true Shirley prevented her daughter's success in acting, then you can't help but feel disgusted. While no doubt Shirley MacLaine is not Mother of the Year material (who would let her 2 year old child go live on the other side of the world? She is not even concerned with trying to become a good actress, she just wants her award-winning mom to get her good parts. I feel so sorry for her, sorry for anyone who must endure what she has had to. All I know is what we all know. I think she is honest in her thoughts and feelings. Her neglectful upbringing led her to make some bad choices in her life. A *3.5* I was a bit reluctant to read this book. In order to navigate out of this carousel, please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. What would it be like to be the child of a famous actress? But even without that fact, I would have found it hard to put this book down. The thing I mostly came away with was that Shirley simply doesn't and has neve. As with most Autobiographies, the author hides the truth behind other things so they can put it out there with out feeling too exposed. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This was a quick and interesting read (I read it in one day), and I have to say I found one portion of it involving a very deep and significant deception (I don't want to spoil it) to be nothing less than shocking. Acting and all. She was not some 17 year old who got lured into the back seat of a car. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties, even winning—and then abruptly losing—the role of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. Lucky Me: My Life With--and Without--My Mom, Shirley MacLaine. But none of us can imagine it because we didn’t live in that time of world. In fact, some of the events the author shares are so outrageous that one would be tempted to write the entire story off as a complete fabrication. If I had been in MacLaine. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. The entire premise of her parents' marriage is based on a ridiculous deception. We’d love your help. Sachi obviously had a challenging childhood and I don't doubt most of her claims because both of her parents seem like they were way too self-absorbed to take a proper interest in her upbringing. I happen to have had fabulous parents, but have read some very interesting memoirs and articles by people who had parents who were narcissistic or had other severe psychological problems or mental illnesses. Ah, tell-all books by celebrity children. If I had been in MacLaine's shoes I would have helped my daughter financially if she wanted to keep the child, but by the same token it is ultimately Parker's responsibility. You don't want to miss this! But I give this book a #⭐️⭐️⭐️ it’s very read. A child needs love and attention, regardless of who said parent is or what amazing schools one attends. That Bear Ate My Pants: A Comedy Memoir... with Teeth and Claws! That experience is so vastly different from my own and my heart breaks for people who have endured this. This wonderfully written memoir by the daughter of the actress, Shirley MacLaine, is definitely not your typical child-of-a-celebrity-mommie-dearest story. ), and Shirley MacLaine to try and piece together what really did happen with the the three of them. The author mentioned Mommy Dearest, and the daughter of Shirley Maclaine. Refresh and try again. And somehow I have no trouble believing that - perhaps - Shirley MacLaine is this cold. Actors are used to being center stage and seem to believe everyone in the world is just an extra in the great story of "ME". There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. That said, overall I was disappointed here, I hoped to read the memoir of a woman who has gained strength, insight, and did not still expect or, perhaps,need the love or attention of parents. Ms. Parker is an excellent storyteller, just like her mother. An accomplished actress herself, Sachi has appeared in theater and films throughout the world. Unable to add item to List. Apparently, it isn't always wonderful. This is no Mommy Dearest. What happened with her husband? Bette Davis's daughter - whoa - she's a loon. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. This child did spend her life with her Father. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. She divided her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties, even winning—and then abruptly losing—the role of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. If half of this stuff is to be believed then we are talking about real abuse. She has had a very interesting and heartbreaking life. Shrouded in mystery, levels of abuse, left on her own to basically raise herself, it's wonder she turned as well-adjusted as she has. Start by marking “Lucky Me: My Life With--and Without--My Mom, Shirley MacLaine” as Want to Read: Error rating book. She is not even concerned with trying to become a good actress, she just wants her award-winning mom to get her good parts. If half of this stuff is to be believed then we are talking about real abuse. Shirley Maclaine? Love them, beware of them. Ah, tell-all books by celebrity children. What kind of woman just abandons her child to such a jerk as that father of hers? she took jobs as waitresses and a stewardess.both parents could be pretty selfish according to this memoir. The abuse she took from her parents is mostly mental abuse and as a Mother my self I don't know how you leave your child to fend for it self at age 2 and think it's okay. Some parts are long but it’s her life. I usually love books like this, but you would have to suspend all belief to really believe this tripe. At first, I wondered if Sachi was as full of Irish blarney as her mother seems to be. Sachi Parker paints a picture of what her mother is like off screen, and what her upbringing was like. Whoosh! I'm between a 2 or 3. Sachi wrote in a way that I never wanted to stop reading. Parker taught skiing in New Zealand, worked as a waitress in Hawaii, spent five years working as a flight attendant for Qantas Airways, and worked for a brief time as an au pair in Paris, France. So, I approached this book by the daughter of Shirley MacLaine with an open, but skeptical, mind. Sachi Parker's life sounds like it was kind of a mess--her father's serious boundary issues, her mother's conditional affection--but the older she gets in the narrative, the less interesting the story becomes.