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Hilary Liftin

Auteur van sTORI Telling

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Hilary Liftin is a ghostwriter/collaborator specializing in celebrity memoir. She was born in New York City in 1969 and is a graduate of Yale University. She worked for Houghton Mifflin, Barnes & Noble.com, and Time Warner Books (now Hachette) in the areas of editorial, marketing, and business toon meer development. Since 2006, she has been a full-time writer. Her celebrity memoirs includes Stori Telling by Tori Spelling, which became a New York Times nonfiction bestseller and won the 2009 Bravo A-List Award for Best Celebrity Autobiography, Miles to Go by Miley Cyrus, High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips, and It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh. She and co-author Kate Montgomery wrote Dear Exile. Candy and Me: A Love Story is her own memoir. She and James Patterson are co-authors the bestseller, $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

Werken van Hilary Liftin

sTORI Telling (2008) 605 exemplaren
High on Arrival (2009) 404 exemplaren
Miles to Go (2009) 402 exemplaren
Mommywood (2009) 315 exemplaren
Dear Exile (1999) 254 exemplaren
uncharted terriTORI (2010) 170 exemplaren
Candy and Me (A Love Story) (2003) 135 exemplaren
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal (2016) 134 exemplaren
Presenting . . . Tallulah (2010) 102 exemplaren

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Gangbare naam
Liftin, Hilary
Officiële naam
Liftin, Hilary L.
Geboortedatum
1969-08-12
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Love this story, this version is a little lack luster. The artwork leaves a lot to be desired, but it's still a good read, especially for those that prefer graphic novels.
 
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buukluvr | 4 andere besprekingen | Feb 14, 2023 |
3.5***

Subtitle: A Love Story
Paperback subtitle: A Girl’s Tale of Life, Love and Sugar

Hilary Liftin has had a lifelong addiction to candy. I can relate. I consumed quite a lot of sugary treats as a child. One of my uncles (my mother’s brother) was a pastry chef and had his own bakery. Another uncle (my father’s brother), had a grocery store; I was so jealous of my cousins because I believed they could have all the candy they wanted for free. (I was wrong about that, of course.)

As she recalls her childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, she reflects on the many candies she consumed, adored, sought, hoarded and absolutely without guilt enjoyed. Some of these I had never heard of (Bottle caps?), others were also among my favorites, (Junior Mints, Orange Slices and Circus Peanuts), and still others we will have to agree to disagree on (I love Starlight mints, she can’t abide them; she loves candy corn, I’d sooner kiss a sheep.)

We have, both of us, learned to live with a sweet tooth, and moderate our consumption. But it was sure nice to take a walk down memory lane, when penny candy was plentiful and I had a whole DIME to spend on it!
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BookConcierge | 6 andere besprekingen | Jan 31, 2023 |
I didn't watch 90210 as a child, I was a little young for it at the time it was out and was much more into Babysitters Club books at the time. I had a rough idea of who Tori Spelling was, but didn't really think much of her until I started watching the TV series Tori and Dean: Inn Love. I bashfully admit that I'm a bit addicted to the series and find their reality show personas really endearing. Long story to say, that's the only reason I wanted to read this book.

The book is well written, the author who wrote it with her did a good job. I was suprised at how it seemed like probably big chunks of her life was left out, but hey - I guess if it's your book you tell your life the way you see it. I also felt like she was more trying to justify her life rather than tell it. But I guess your whole life in the paparazis' eyes can do that to you as well.

I can't say I agree with all of the choices she made in life, but who am I to judge. I especially cringed when she wrote about meeting Dean, cheating on her husband and the consequent divorce. I'm not a fan of that sort of thing and reading her justification was hard. I told my husband after reading the book - "If that was supposed to make me like her more, it really failed."

It was an interesting read and did answer some questions that the reality show brought up for me.
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MBTC | 26 andere besprekingen | Jul 9, 2022 |
Very interesting look at her life. Totally believeable, especially in light of struggles. Wishing her the very best luck in maintaining.
 
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ShanLand | 17 andere besprekingen | Feb 28, 2022 |

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Werken
11
Ook door
1
Leden
2,840
Populariteit
#9,035
Waardering
½ 3.5
Besprekingen
145
ISBNs
100
Talen
7

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