Drew Barrymore with Todd Gold - Little Girl Lost, A child star's descent into addiction and out again

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Beschrijving

Now Drew Barrymore is known as a star by younger generation through the hit movies like "The Wedding Singer" and "Charlie´s Angels," but she was once remembered as wide-eyed, screaming little girl Gertie of "ET." But later on, she got involved in alcohol- and drug- related problems. After her rehabilitation in hospital she decided to confess what she felt during the nightmare. In 1990, then, "Little Girl Lost" was published.  
Some thought, and even now may think, that the book is trying to exploit her scandal, but that is not simply true. The book records minutely her wild days after her sudden fame, but Drew does not lose her level-headed attitudes on her past, and honestly tells what happened in her life. 
The book´s contents cover the events from her birth to her day of recovery at fourteen, and naturally considerable part is devoted to her days of decline into drinking and drug. Drew doesn´t conceal the truth about her personality, difficult relationship with her mother, many adventures resulting from her behavior, and hard days in the hospital. Her first-hand knowledge is, however, what many teenagers would feel in their own life, and probably many teens and adults alike can relate to the honest Drew; that is the best past of the book, and Drew´s harrowing personal experience must not be dismissed as a simple, usual, celebrity´s gossip you will forget next day.  
 
And thanks to her wise decision, the book includes many pages recording her good days in Hollywood. The most memorable is her memoir during the shooting of "ET" and her friendship with the director Steven Spielberg. Her recollection is full of happy episodes, which are as touching as the film itself, and it is easy to understand that the movie means a lot to them. She also remembers her funny tall tales she made before Spielberg at the audition for "ET," and nervous feelings at her appearance on TV "Saturday Night Live" as a host. Other co-workers too appear in her book (one of them is Stephen King), and it is interesting to read those pages.  
 
"Little Girl Lost" consists two narratives: Drew´s own voice written (or probably recorded) in the first-person narrative, and contributor Todd Golds´s third-person commentary explaining the background of her life, which includes comments by people around her including Jaid, Drew´s mother. Both tell her life one after the other, so the book succeeds in not giving one-sided view on things around her. The book is written well-balanced, and also gives a brief and comprehensive history of famous Barrymore family. 
 
Pocket Books (1990), 260 blz. Met zwart-wit foto´s. 
Gebonden (halflinnen) met beschadigde stofomslag. 
Het boek zelf is in zeer goede staat.