Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick [Hardcover]

Molly Ringwald, star of Pretty in Pink and the Breakfast Club, was the poster girl of the Eighties. So why did she suddenly turn her back on fame? She tells Rhys Blakely about love, lipstick and life after the Brat Pack. Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick. Its partly a memoir, but mainly, as The New York Times put it, a girlfriend-y guide to girlfriend-y things style, food, relationships, motherhood . --The Times, 13th August 2011 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

To her millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be sixteen. As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes classics "Sixteen Candles", "Pretty in Pink", and "The Breakfast Club", Molly defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak. While remembered eternally as the enviable high school princess Claire, or the shy, vulnerable Samantha, Molly has just celebrated her fortieth birthday. Facing this new angst-inducing time in her life, Molly embraces being a woman, wife, mother of three, actress, and best friend with her trademark style, candor and humour. In "Getting the Pretty Back", Molly encourages every woman to become 'the sexiest, funniest, smartest, best-dressed, and most confident woman that you can be.' She shares personal anecdotes and entertaining insights about the struggle to get through the murky milestones and identity issues that crop up long after the prom ends. Whether she's discussing sex and beauty, personal style, travel and entertaining, motherhood, or friendship, Molly embodies the spirit of being fabulous at every age, and reminds us all that prettiness is a state of mind: it's the part of you that knows what you really want, that takes risks. Lavishly illustrated by Ruben Toledo, "Getting the Pretty Back" is sure to charm women of all ages with Molly's unforgettably personal, refreshingly outspoken take on life, love, and, of course, finding that perfect red lipstick. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Molly Ringwald began her film career at the age of 13 with her Golden Globe nominated performance in The Tempest. Her extensive film credits include The Pick-Up Artist, For Keeps, Fresh Horses, Betsy's Wedding, Billy Bob Thornton's short film Some People Call It a Sling Blade, Jean-Luc Goddard's King Lear, and the now iconic coming-of-age movies Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club. Molly has starred in the Broadway production of Cabaret and the Tony-nominated production of Enchanted April, and currently stars in the breakout television hit The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She lives with her husband and three children in Los Angeles, California. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.