Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is Alison Arngrim's comic celebrity memoir of growing up as one of television's most memorable characters--the devious Nellie Oleson on the hit television show Little House on the Prairie. With revealing behind-the-scenes stories from the set, as well as tales from her bohemian upbringing in West Hollywood and her headline-making advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is a must for fans of everything Little House: the classic 1970s television series and its many stars like Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert; Gilbert's bestselling memoir Prairie Tale... and, of course, the beloved series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that started it all.
But what was life really like for the girl everyone loved to hate?
- Hollywood Memoir: Go behind the scenes of Little House on the Prairie with scandalous, funny stories about Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and the rest of the cast.
- Dysfunctional Family: Read about her bohemian upbringing in 1960s Hollywood with her gay, theatrical father, her voice-actress mother (the voice of Gumby!), and the dark family secrets she survived.
- Child Actor Survival: Follow her journey from a shy, abused child to an outspoken advocate who learned to embrace her inner 'prairie bitch' and use her fame for good.
- Celebrity Tell-All: Discover her bizarre friendships with icons like Liberace and Christine Jorgensen, the world's first publicly acknowledged transsexual.
About the Author :
Alison Arngrim starred as Nellie Oleson for seven years on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She also guest-starred on The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and the NBC movie of the week I Married Wyatt Earp. She has appeared in numerous films and plays, and her stand up comedy show, "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," has become a worldwide phenomenon. Arngrim also volunteers for nonprofit organizations such as AIDS Project Los Angeles and the National Association to Protect Children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
Review :
"Courage, moxie, chutzpah, cajones. Alison Arngrim has them all in spades. In "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," she bares her soul and manages to share her story with grace, dignity, and her inimitable humor. Simply put, I love this book and I love her. " - Melissa Gilbert
"Alison Arngrim is a fine actress and a true comedienne. She has always been the kind of 'Bitch' who tells it like it is. So, readers beware, you are in for an eye-full of reality told with a remarkable sense of humor." - Carol Channing
"Whoa, Nellie! "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" is a book that you will keep stored under a haystack in the barn, to dip into whenever you need a shot of something that will keep you down on the farm." - Bruce Vilanch
"Alison Arngrim is a talented actress and an author who has patched together a meaningful life and created a book whose pages...fly." - Phyllis Diller
"As a city bitch myself, I loved this book! It's nice to see how the other half lives. Alison Arngrim's memoir is a hilarious, moving, and dishy Hollywood tale." - Margaret Cho
"Hilarious and heartbreaking." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Arngrim, decades past her 'Little House On The Prairie' years, dishes lots of great on-set stories, talks about what being a kid actor in the 1970s was actually like and discusses her own painful family history with frankness and humor....Delightful." - NPR.org
"'Confessions of a Prairie Bitch' says it all: Neither Arngrim nor Nellie could ever be called boring." - Entertainment Weekly
"Arngrim displays a healthy sense of humor." - Chicago Sun-Times
"Alison Arngrim, familiar to a generation of TV viewers as the petulant Nellie Oleson of 'Little House On The Prairie, ' is dishing the dirt on Walnut Grove." - AOL PopEater
Arngrim looks back on playing the pint-sized sociopath in her memoir, "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," in which she merrily recalls show creator and star Michael Landon, that infamous blond wig, and how Nellie inspired her lifelong obsession with villainy." - New York Post
"Spunky Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie [Oleson], gets my kudos...Alison has a knack for yanking people's chains in a good way. And her new bestselling memoir, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, is such an absorbing read, I just had to give the woman a call for some bitch talk." - Michael Musto, Village Voice
