Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir [Paperback]

The question follows Lorna Luft to this day: What's it like to be Dorothy's daughter? Although by appearances glamorous and truly thrilling, growing up as the daughter of Judy Garland was anything but a journey over the rainbow.
With unsparing candor, Lorna Luft offers the first-ever insider portrait of one of Hollywood's most celebrated families: a rare story of a little girl, her half-sister Liza, and her baby brother trying desperately to hang on to the mother whose life seemed destined to burn brightly but briefly. Lorna makes an extraordinary journey back into the spiral of love, addiction, pain, and loss that lurked behind a charmed facade.
Filled with behind-the-scenes dramas, hilarious untold stories, and little-known details of Garland family life,Me and My Shadowsis a tribute to Lorna's victory over her own past, a story of hope, of love and its limitations, and a deeply moving testament to the healing powers of embracing one's past and charting a course of self-love and discovery.Lorna Luft made her television debut singing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" on her mother's 1963 Christmas special. She has appeared on and off Broadway inLolita, Promises, Promises,andSnoopy;in national tours ofGrease, They're Playing Our Song,andGuys and Dolls;at the Rainbow Room, the Hollywood Bowl, and the White House; in the television seriesTrapper John, M.D.,andCaroline in the City;and as Paulette in the movieGrease 2.She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and daughter.Chapter One: Born in a Blender
When people refer to my family's life as a tragedy, they completely miss the point. My life has been filled with exhilarating highs, terrifying lows, and more than its share of farce. But if I've learned anything along the way, it's that everyone's show must go on, and it's up to us to make it a good one.
Born in a trunk? No, that was my mother. I was three years old belsQ