Reading Jane Fonda
Recent reading includes Jane Fonda's wonderfully candid, fascinating and eminently readable autobiography, "My Life So Far". I do recommend this book to anyone and especially to women. Although the circumstances of our lives are poles apart, I could so relate to so many aspects of Jane's long difficult journey to self. She so often expressed my own inner quandaries, struggles and workings through.
Of course, her story of her childhood growing up in the shadow of her father, Henry Fonda; the suicide of her mother; her life in films and activism and the many remarkable people she has known and worked with; the Vietnam War years and her marriages to Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden and Ted Turner make fascinating reading. She, herself, is of course a remarkable, talented and committed person.
My sister lent me this book which is autographed by Jane herself. My sister and mum went to see her during her recent tour of Australia. I so wish that I had gone to see and hear her too.
"My Life So Far" Jane Fonda Ebury Press (Random House)
posted by Paula at
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I find Jane Fonda very inspiring, I might read this if I ever get the time. (At the moment I'm teaching myself PHP and MySQL, it seems to be consuming my life!) Lately I've found myself looking for role models - Helen Mirren and Judy Dench seem to fit the bill - and it feels even more important than when I was a teenager to have someone to "lead the way". As a middle aged woman, what can I do? Who can I be? How can I make the most of this, and not slip into default mode; despondency?
PHP/MySQL - you are eclectic and prolific! I lerv Helen Mirren to death. I like Judi Dench too. And Joanna Lumley. On navigating midlife there is a wonderful book called "I am becoming the woman I've wanted" an anthology of inspiring stories, insights and images, edited by Sandra Haldeman Martz (Papier Mache Press). Take the helm! Set your own course! Good voyaging, sister! Love, Paula.
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