Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine -- Patricia Heaton

<b>Motherhood and Hollywood </b>is Patricia Heaton's humorous and poignant collection of essays on life, love, marriage, child-rearing, show business, having parents, being a parent, spousal rage, surviving fame, success, and the shame of underarm flab. She is warm, witty, and refreshingly irreverent. <p/>Heaton grew up in suburban Cleveland, one of five children of devout Roman Catholic parents. Her father was a noted sportswriter for <i>The Plain Dealer</i>; her mother died suddenly and unexpectedly when Heaton was twelve. Love, fast food, and an unflagging sense of humor held the clan together and propelled Patricia on a showbiz career that began with hilariously nightmarish struggles in New York, eventually leading to a triumphant move to Los Angeles. <p/>In <b>Motherhood and Hollywood</b>, Patricia Heaton pours out her heart and minces no words. She's taking all prisoners for cookies and a glass of Jack Daniel's and diet ginger ale. Laughter ensues.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Patricia Heaton<br><b>Publisher:</b> Villard Books<br><b>Published:</b> 04/08/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.36lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.49d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375761362<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Patricia Heaton graduated from Ohio State University and made her Broadway debut in the gospel musical <i>Don't Get God Started</i>. She has appeared in numerous television films and series, and in feature films including <i>Memoirs of an Invi