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Love, Lucy (Hardcover)

by Lucille Ball (Author) "I'm a Leo. I was born on a Sunday, August 6, 1911 ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 286 pages
  • Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons (31 Dec 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399142053
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399142055
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,561,419 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The comedienne's recently discovered memoirs, penned more than thirty years ago, recounts her career, including her marriage to Desi Arnaz and their life on and off the TV screen.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful Surprise, 19 Aug 2008
By Graceann Macleod "Books Fuel My Life" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love, Lucy (Paperback)
Lucille Ball abandoned this book in 1964, out of concern that its contents would hurt Desi Arnaz. She then forgot about it (as did everyone else in her life, it seems), and it sat neglected in a box of papers until the mid-1990s. This is a phenomenal book, and easily the best I've read so far regarding Lucille Ball.

Love, Lucy should be read along with other biographies in order to get a balanced perspective (Miss Ball tends to be a bit circumspect, though not as private as I expected her to be, regarding her own shortcomings and her private life), but on the whole it is a fascinating glimpse into a legendary life when it was far from over. She had only recently divorced Desi Arnaz and was in the heart of working on The Lucy Show at the time she abandoned the project, and was still terribly active in the running of Desilu.

Lucille sometimes remembers things in a way that makes her seem a bit more moral than she really was. She doesn't discuss running wild and being naughty in her teen years, but since she had young children of her own at the time of the writing of Love, Lucy, I don't suppose I should have expected her to do so. Who wants to display their shortcomings to their kids and then say "don't do that!"

What is most beautiful about this book is the discussion of her love of Desi Arnaz and their marriage. Even though the marriage didn't survive, they adored one another and continued to do so until the ends of their lives. The quote that made me laugh out loud, and I could HEAR Lucy saying it was "It was not love at first sight; it took a full five minutes."
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