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'Lively and at times harrowing' New York Times
'Unvarnished' Rolling Stone
'Candor and intelligence thread throughout her memoir ... Applegate evokes the hijinks of fame - there are more celebrity cameos here than in a Josh Safdie film - as well as her journey through chronic illness' Time
'Blunt ...…
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Not much was known about Christina Applegate’s life story, and that’s the way she wanted it.
Now, stricken with MS and her acting career all but shelved for good, she’s telling everything. From a childhood with horrifying trauma to terrible, abusive relationships and ultimately a happy family life, she tells us all those things she kept to herself over the years.
Kelly Bundy was about as far from Christina Applegate’s own life as you can get. People don’t always get what they want. Sometimes they get a lot more.
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