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Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles Kindle Edition

by Kathleen Turner (Author), Gloria Feldt (Collaborator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Kathleen Turner is one of the most admired actresses of her generation, but she's led a very private life. Here is the bestselling candid and humorous account of her personal and professional life--including the truth about her recently-ended marriage, her inspiring recovery from rheumatoid arthritis, and her award-winning return to the stage.

From her film debut as the sultry schemer in Body Heat to her award-winning role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, actress Kathleen Turner's unique blend of beauty, intelligence, and raw sexuality has driven her personal and professional life. Now, in this gutsy memoir, the screen icon tells us of the risks she's taken and the lessons she's learned-sometimes the hard way.

For the first time, Turner shares her childhood challenges-a life lived in countries around the world until her father, a State Department official whom she so admired, died suddenly when she was a teenager. She talks about her twenty year marriage, and why she and her husband recently separated, her close relationship with her daughter, her commitment to service, and how activism in controversial causes has bolstered her beliefs. And Turner reveals the pain and heartbreak of her struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, and how, in spite of it, she made a daring decision: to take a break from the movies and relaunch her stage career.

Along the way, Turner describes what it's like to work with legends like Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, William Hurt, Steve Martin, Francis Ford Coppola, John Huston, John Waters, Edward Albee . . . and, with characteristic irreverent humor, shares her behind-the-screen stories of dealing with all types of creative, intimidating, and inspiring characters.

Kathleen Turner has always known that she would play the lead in the story of her life. It's impossible not to take her lessons on living, love, and leading roles to heart. And it won't be long until you'll be sending yourself roses!

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'Send Yourself Roses" is an intimate and fun read about an exceptional actress who is also a very gutsy, out-there woman' -- Jane Fonda 'Kathleen has always told it like it is. She has good insight, a great sense of humour and Send Yourself Roses" is an enjoyable read' -- Michael Douglas 'Her tale is ballsy and bold. When she was good, she lets us know all about it. But when she was bad, or when she hit the bottle or was debilitated by rheumatoid arthritis, she doesn't spare the details' -- Scotland on Sunday 20080203 'This is a very mad memoir indeed. I challenge you to put it down for even one moment... Kathleen, I am in awe. Be madder still, please' -- Sunday Times 20080203 --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Turner has starred in films as diverse as Body Heat and Romancing the Stone; she's had rave reviews for her stage performances in The Graduate and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Now Turner, with the aid of Gloria Feldt, bares her heart to readers in an upbeat account of her life and work. Turner discovered the theater when she was a teenager living with her Foreign Service family in London; from then on, she took every opportunity to study acting and to perform. Eventually, she landed the steamy lead in Body Heat. Playing such a sexually voracious female role might have typecast her, so she followed it with a comedy, The Man with Two Brains. As she discusses the other acting roles she's chosen, she's emphatic that the selection of material and characters I play reflects my values. She's also been deliberate in her offstage life—her decision to marry, to have a child and to divorce. With great candor, she details some of her worst struggles, battling both rheumatoid arthritis and alcohol. In the end, she's realized it comes down to taking the lead role in her own life. While she may indulge in swear words a bit much for some readers, Turner's vision of life's many possibilities—even as she gets older—is surely inspiring. (Mar.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0010SKUAQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (Feb. 14 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 292 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #559,885 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #46 in Biographies of Actors & Actresses
- #1,875 in Entertainer Biographies
- #2,761 in Women's Biographies (Kindle Store)

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Gloria Feldt
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Gloria Feldt is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and leadership with frontline leadership experience, a bestselling author, and an in-demand keynote speaker. She is co-founder and president of Take The Lead, whose mission reflects her life’s passion: to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025 by providing breakthrough training, mentoring, and coaching role modeling, and thought leadership. She is the bestselling author of five books. Her latest, Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and How Women Will Take The Lead launched September 28, 2021, shows how we can seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of massive disruption to build back stronger with women at the center of the recovery. Through the lens of women’s stories, it delivers a fresh set of leadership tools, skills, and concepts that help all women reach their own highest intentions, purposefully creating new norms while guiding institutions to break through the remaining barriers to gender and racial parity for everyone’s good.
She is formerly president and CEO of the world’s largest reproductive health and advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was named by Vanity Fair one of “America’s Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends, and Trailblazers,” Glamour’s “Woman of the Year,” She Knows Media Inspiring Woman, Women’s eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Women Economic Forum Circle of Light award, Texas Monthly’s Texas 20, Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, Diversity Leadership Alliance Diversity Leader Award, and Forbes 40 Over 40.
Previous books include No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power which became the basis for 9 Leadership Power Tools curriculum and Send Yourself Roses which was coauthored with Kathleen Turner.
She teaches “Women, Power, and Leadership” at Arizona State University. Feldt has been widely quoted and published, including by the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Fast Company, Time, Huffington Post, Glamour, Elle and Ms. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Daily Show, and an infinite number of podcasts.
Gloria is an awesome chili maker. She and her husband Alex Barbanell live in New York City and Scottsdale, Arizona; they share a combined family of six children and 15 grandchildren. She spends too much time on social media and invites you to connect with her there @GloriaFeldt.
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William Barrett

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Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2017

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Dave

Different type of memoir; not to be taken out of context

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2008

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When the Kathleen Turner movie "War of the Roses" was released, the promotional trailer made it look like a madcap Marx Brothers movie with Turner & Douglas swinging from a chandelier to the tune of a rollicking orchestral fanfare (not even used in the actual film). Anyone who has see this movie knows that it is a dark comedy much richer for its nuances than its farce. Disliking it at first for the discrepancy, I came to appreciate it after repeated viewings and it has since become one of my favorite films. So it is with this book--much of the critique has centered around Turner's supposed trashings of her co-stars and her self-congratulatory tone. Having finished this book recently I found quite the opposite; Turner is extremely positive when speaking about the actors she has worked with when you read in entirety what she wrote. When taken out of context though, it is easy to see how these reviews can make their point. Even with Nicolas Cage, she manages to be positive about his growth as an actor, and is quick to point out the reasons for his juvenile behavior on the set of "Peggy Sue Got Married." Her comments on Steve Martin have also been taken out of context, and it is a shame as most likely this is what the book will be remembered for. If you are expecting a traditional memoir or autobiography, you will not find it here. Although she does a follow somewhat of a chronological format, Turner bounces around a bit, but she always comes back to front and center, which is her career and growth as an actress. This book is a must-read for those in the acting profession; one of the most intriguing parts of her memoir is finding out how she finds a character and her own method of acting. Turner is a true professional and artist, and although she has made a few questionable choices ("V.I. Warshawski," "A Simple Wish"), overall, she is much to be lauded for the daring and diverse roles that she has played and created (her tackling of the role of Martha in "Virginia Woolf" is revelatory). Yes, her tone is a little much at times (a lot of "Honey...") and her language is quite frank, but I found it very refreshing. She is discrete where she needs to be, and upfront and honest where you would not expect it. You may not agree with some of her opinions or choices, but let's remember this book is about her, and with her sense of survival (she has conquered many demons), she should be allowed to write whatever the heck she wants to. I also enjoyed learning about her sense of volunteerism and positive attitude about making a difference. Turner's maternal feelings and the raising of her daughter are also enlightening to read; besides acting professionals, this book also makes a great read for women who try to juggle a career and family. How she overcame Rheumatoid Arthritis and got her life back is another testament to her strength and can-do attitude. Sure, there is some repetition and a little editing would have helped, but the content definitely compensates for this, and nothing that a little self-skimming can't take care of! The title is fantastic too, and very appropriate for her philosophy in life. So, for a non-traditionally interesting read, Kathleen Turner's "Send Yourself Roses" is a must-read.

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Christine Menendez

Well, okay, but less than I expected

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2008

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I love Kathleen Turner, love what she's done and her films and certainly appreciate all she's gone through. God knows, I've got crippling arthritis as well and know how bad and painful it is.
But. And I really hate to say this. I found the book soft. Maybe dull. I think a whole lot of emotion was left out of it, and I know that emotion had to have been there but wasn't explicated. It was made bland.
Maybe it's just me, I dunno. Not a bad book, certainly, but berift of the kind of emotion I expected to find in such a memoir. Maybe Kathleen should have just written it on her own, with all the explitives she wanted to use and all the violence she felt. As it is, I felt it kind of a cheat. I know there is more to her than this Kodachrome, and I really wish she had talked about it.

Compare this to Sybil Shepherd's bio, which is an absolute hoot. Sybil just tells all, and tells it with great brio and lots of laughs.I know this is all there in Kathleen Turner's life, but it is missing in the book.

This is kinda hard. I don't want to not recommend the book. It's okay, as a kind of "just the facts, ma'am" kind of bio." In that way, it works. But it is not literature, not emotional, not something spectacular. I figure Kathleen Turner can do much better, if she does it on her own and just goes her own way.

I don't really like my review, but, so it goes. I don't really like saying the things I said, but it is how I feel. I really wish I had liked this book better than I did.

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Our Miss Brooks

Turner's self-congratulation explained

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2008

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It really is only within the last few pages of this book that one gleans from where Miss Turner's bravado stems. Her siblings were high-achieving academics, whereas her achievement was artistic. She seems to be into a lot of self-congratulation, leaving some reviewers here at odds. It's only when you dig deeper and read closely that you realize why. Her self-esteem seems very fragile at many points, perhaps justifying her bravado.
There are some valuable life lessons here, which she freely shares and some insights into living with RA. In any event, this book would have greatly benefited with a skilled co-writer, which this book lacks. Friendship doesn't always guarantee a masterful iteration of one's life. Also, having being affiliated with the State Department (her father) does not ensure that you can critically sort out things out politically as she alludes to the likes of discredited propagandists like Michael Moore or Arianna.

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Arlene

love this lady

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2017

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Ms. Turner has had a very interesting life and this was a very interesting read. I didn't mind the writing style, which felt like she was talking to me in her living room - but I do wish she had dished more about her coworkers (good and bad) and was less detailed about acting techniques. Still, she is one tough gal and I am impressed with how many storms she has weathered. Hey Kathleen, isn't it time for another book?

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Rick Spell

Sexy and Classy Lady

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2008

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Like others, I was introduced to Kathleen Turner in the incredibly sexy movie Body Heat. This book fills in her career which, while maybe not at the same level as Body Heat, was quite impressive with many box office hits. After Body Heat her solid career is highlighted again with her collaberation with Mike Douglas/Danny Devito in Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile and later, War of the Roses. Turner gives a full behind the scene look at these films and all her others but does a better job with the overlay of her family history, love life, Broadway career, and struggle with illness late in her career.

I'm quite surprised by the wide diversity of reviews as I found this book so compelling. Kathleen exemplifies intelligence and professionalism and I'm happy she shared it with us.

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