Published in 1990
260 pages
Drew Barrymore (born 1975) is an American actress, author, director, model and producer. She is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore. Barrymore first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. In 1980, she made her film debut in Altered States. In 1982, she starred in her breakout role as Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and quickly became one of Hollywood’s most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.
What is this book about?
She was a modern-day Shirley Temple, but at the age of nine Drew Barrymore was drinking alcohol. At ten she took up marijuana, and by twelve she began snorting cocaine. Here is her gripping, heart-wrenching story–a story of a childhood gone awry and a young woman battling to restore order to her chaotic life.
The child star of E.T. describes her own nightmarish descent into alcohol and drug addiction–habits that were encouraged by her unique lifestyle–and her decision to enter therapy at age thirteen.
