Carrie and Me A Mother-Daughter Love Story [Paperback]

TheNew York Timesbestselling memoir from legendary comedienne Carol Burnett is a “loving, poignant” (People) tribute to her eldest daughter, Carrie Hamilton.

The daughter of one of television’s most recognizable and beloved stars, Carol Burnett, Carrie Hamilton won the hearts of everyone she met with her kindness, her quirky humor, and her unconventional approach to life. After overcoming her painful and public teenage struggle with drug addiction in a time when personal troubles were kept private, Carrie lived her adult life of sobriety to the fullest, achieving happiness and success as an actress, writer, musician, and director before losing a hard-fought battle with cancer at age thirty-eight. Now Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries, photographs, and correspondence as she traces the journey she and Carrie took through some of life’s toughest challenges and sweetest miracles. Authentic, intimate, and full of love,Carrie and Meis a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. Loving, poignant. Intimate...heartbreakingly moving. Hauntingly beautiful and heartfelt. A poignant and, of course, funny look at a life cut too short. The worst thing for a parent is to outlive a child. The bravest thing a parent can do is to write a loving, funny memoir of her daughter who overcame teenage problems with drugs and living in a superstar parent's shadow to forge her own showbiz career before dying of cancer at 38. Carrieand Meis certainly a memorial, but it's more a celebration of [Carrie Hamilton's] life than a somber elegy . . . Affecting. With humor and poignancy, the celebrated comedian remembers her vivacious and sometimes troubled daughter. Inspiring . . . A fitting tribute. “In a beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, Carrie Hamilton, actress and comedienne Carol Burnett has written a funny and ml³”