BECOMING MYSELF: Reflections On Growing Up Female

Sixty-seven original essays from celebrities and writers, including Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, JK Rowling, Julia Stiles, Maya Angelou, Glenn Close, Kate Spade, Helen Hunt, Zane, Patti LaBelle, Joyce Carol Oates, Lily Tomlin, and many more. Subjects covered include everything from how it felt for Vanessa Williams to be stripped of her Miss America crown to Glenn Close's discovery, at nine years old, that she wasn???t actually a horse, to Marlee Matlin's incredibly moving description of her bat mitzvah. The essays are funny, poignant, indignant, nostalgic, and powerfully female. The collection does not espouse any agenda, and every walk of life is represented, from the joys of being young and in love to being a liberating force for women in the world. It will provide a great reading experience for readers of all ages and would be an ideal mother's day gift.