A Paper Life

A real Hollywood-style tell-all this is the extremely candid and highly explosive autobiography of one of the movie industry''s most talented and troubled young stars.At age ten Tatum O''Neal became the youngest Oscar winner in history for her performance in the film classic Paper Moon. As the sidekick to her father the flamboyant star and man-about-town Ryan O''Neal she became a fixture at the most glamorous Hollywood parties and counted celebrities ranging from Cher to Stanley Kubrick among her childhood friends.Yet behind the glittering façade of Tatum''s life lay heartbreak: abandonment abuse neglect and drug addiction. She reveals the most intimate secrets of her dysfunctional relationships with her father Ryan O''Neal and stepmother Farrah Fawcett as well as her alcoholic mother Joanna Moore and ex-husband tennis pro John McEnroe.After the collapse of her marriage and with no real family to turn to Tatum succumbed to the demons of her past that would nearly kill her. Now she has emerged clean and sober rediscovering herself as an actress mother and wonderfully vibrant woman in what she considers the prime of her life.