Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn is no ordinary Hollywood actress and in her remarkable new autobiography, she tells the story of her life with self-deprecating wit and real emotional honesty

We learn a great deal about her early life, her family, friends and, most revealingly, the deeply spiritual side of her personality... [And] we glimpse the hidden depths of a decent and delightful human being

She went from playing a ditzy blonde to being a major Hollywood player. Now Goldie Hawn wants to use her own life story to help people find inner calm

Goldie Hawn seems to have it all: a perfect relationship, a decades-spanning career, looks that can light up a room even at 59. But as her new autobiography reveals, she didn't get this far by being just another dumb blonde

Hollywood autobiographies are ten a penny, and that's what most of them are worth. Not so this excellent book by Goldie Hawn, who avoids the standard Tinseltown 'tell-all' to pen a personal reflection on her own life... A must-read book

Revealing... Goldie Hawn looks back on her colourful and at times troubled life with honesty and humour

Molested as a child. Humiliated on the casting couch. Forced to work as a go-go dancer in seedy bars. In this excoriatingly frank memoir, Goldie Hawn reveals her suffering at the hands of men

The golden girl of the big screen is no dumb blonde... Hawn offers an interesting insight into the career process and an even more interesting insight into the character that found fame. Her honesty suggests she's a leading lady in every sense of the word

Unlike her movie persona, her book is not giggly, neither is it goofy... It's very much an odyssey [and] like Goldie herself, it is warm and it is honest and it attempts to give something to the reader, to share whatever meaning she has found in her life

Behind the ditzy, kooky façade, Goldie Hawn, Hollywood's quintessential cute blonde, hides a darker story of trauma and loss that provided a springboard for the rest of her life and glittering career

A Lotus Grows in the Mud is not just a Hollywood "tell-all". This candid book is a very personal look at Goldie's experiences, both private and powerful

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
In A Lotus Grows in the Mud, Goldie Hawn takes us on an inspiring odyssey and, with her trademark effervescent humour, reveals the lessons she's learned and the wisdom she's gained along the way. This is Goldie's chance to talk about everything from anger and fear, to love, compassion, friendship, and the many challenges she's faced in her career. 
 
First recalling her early days as the little girl from suburbia who longed to be a ballerina but felt like an ugly duckling, Goldie then takes us on a whirlwind tour through her go-go dancing years in 1960s New York, her phenomenal success on TV's Rowan &amp; Martin's Laugh-in, Hollywood stardom and her extraordinary experiences in films such as the Oscar-winning Cactus Flower, Swing Shift, and Private Benjamin. She also speaks about her relationship with her family - partner Kurt Russell, her children Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell, and her stepson Boston. 
 
Written with compassion and integrity, A Lotus Grows in the Mud is an insightful and inspiring look back at a life well lived by a woman well loved.

Goldie Hawn

Praise for A Lotus Grows In The Mud

Goldie Hawn is no ordinary Hollywood actress and in her remarkable new autobiography, she tells the story of her life with self-deprecating wit and real emotional honesty

We learn a great deal about her early life, her family, friends and, most revealingly, the deeply spiritual side of her personality... [And] we glimpse the hidden depths of a decent and delightful human being

She went from playing a ditzy blonde to being a major Hollywood player. Now Goldie Hawn wants to use her own life story to help people find inner calm

Goldie Hawn is no ordinary Hollywood actress and in her remarkable new autobiography, she tells the story of her life with self-deprecating wit and real emotional honesty

We learn a great deal about her early life, her family, friends and, most revealingly, the deeply spiritual side of her personality... [And] we glimpse the hidden depths of a decent and delightful human being

She went from playing a ditzy blonde to being a major Hollywood player. Now Goldie Hawn wants to use her own life story to help people find inner calm

Goldie Hawn is no ordinary Hollywood actress and in her remarkable new autobiography, she tells the story of her life with self-deprecating wit and real emotional honesty

We learn a great deal about her early life, her family, friends and, most revealingly, the deeply spiritual side of her personality... [And] we glimpse the hidden depths of a decent and delightful human being

She went from playing a ditzy blonde to being a major Hollywood player. Now Goldie Hawn wants to use her own life story to help people find inner calm

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