Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
Book Feature - Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss and Love from Little House’s Ma by Karen Grassle
HBL Note: Did you watch Little House on the Prairie? I remember watching it with my mom when I was little. You might recognize Karen Grassle as the actress who portrayed Ma. She wrote a memoir with never-before-told details of what really happened behind-the-scenes of one of America’s most beloved shows. The memoir is also an “authentic account of Grassle’s struggles with alcoholism, depression, and lack of self-worth.” Scroll down to read more about BRIGHT LIGHTS, PRAIRIE DUST by Karen Grassle.
Book Feature - Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss and Love from Little House’s Ma by Karen Grassle
From the publisher:
Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie, grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc. In this candid memoir, Grassle reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes readers on an inspiring journey through the political turmoil on ’60s campuses, on to studies with some of the most celebrated artists at the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and ultimately behind the curtains of Broadway stages and storied Hollywood sets. In these pages, readers meet actors and directors who have captivated us on screen and stage as they fall in love, betray and befriend, and don costumes only to reveal themselves. We know Karen Grassle best as the proud prairie woman Caroline Ingalls, with her quiet strength and devotion to family, but this memoir introduces readers to the complex, funny, rebellious, and soulful woman who, in addition to being the force behind those many strong women she played, fought passionately―as a writer, producer, and activist―on behalf of equal rights for women. Raw, emotional, and tender, Bright Lights celebrates and honors womanhood, in all its complexity.
