Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xi, 303 pages : illustrations (some color), plates, photographs (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Program note -- Lilyville: Preshow announcement -- Overture -- Act I. How to make an entrance -- You are what you wear -- Don't you have to be born with a voice? -- Instincts-schminstincts -- What other people think of me is none of my business -- Oy, she's playing a Hasidic boy! -- How finger painting touched my heart -- Marry like a Jew, divorce like a Catholic -- Intermission. My Crazy-Ex-TV show -- Act II. What's a nice kid like me doing in a picture like this? -- There's no understudy for a mother -- Reach for the stars, you may land on the roof -- Intermission II. Everyone comes on The Walking Dead to die -- Act III. Lily's turn -- Prying the world open -- You only live twice -- The great encore -- Taking the final bow -- Curtain call -- Exit music -- Cast party. |
Summary |
"A heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress, Lilyville tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects that of American women in the 20th and 21st centuries, and mirrors American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women." -- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Feldshuh, Tovah.
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Subject(S) |
Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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ISBN |
9780306924026 (hardcover) |
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0306924021 (hardcover) |
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