My Life So Far

In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, it is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words--and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. nTo hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.--Los Angeles Times n n America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. n nIn the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.--From the Introduction n nPraise for My Life So Far n n A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.--Janet Maslin, The New York Times n nTerrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.--San Francisco Chronicle n nFiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.--O: The Oprah Magazine n nFonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty is] a force.--The Philadelphia Inquirer n nA fearless book . . . fascinating.--Chicago Sun-Times n nTruly compelling.--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution n nRiveting.--Seattle Post-Intelligencer n