Jane Fonda

<p>"An irresistible biography of the accomplished controversial actress whose roles on screen and off helped define a generation. Whether you love Jane Fonda or abhor her <em>Jane Fonda</em> is a detailed and generous exploration not only of the contradictory world Fonda grew up in but of the many people who shaped her." --Jeannette Walls author of <em>The Glass Castle</em></p><p>Patricia Bosworth has gone beyond the image of an American superwoman to reveal a Jane Fonda more powerful and vulnerable than ever expected. Fonda emerged from a heartbreaking Hollywood family drama to become a '60s onscreen ingenue and then an Oscar-winning actress. At the top of her game she risked all rising up against the Vietnam War and shocking the world with a trip to Hanoi. While becoming one of Hollywood's most committed feminists she financed her husband Tom Hayden's political career in the '80s with exercise videos that began a fitness craze and brought in millions of dollars. Just as interesting is Fonda's next turn as a Stepford Wife of the Gulfstream set marrying Ted Turner and seemingly walking away from her ideals and her career. Fonda's multilevel story is a blend of the deep insecurity magnetism bravery and determination that has fueled her inspiring and occasionally infuriating public life.</p><p>"The definitive portrait of a woman conflicted torn between ferocious ambition family and feminist causes." --Gail Sheehy author of <em>Passages</em></p><p>"The Private Life does Jane Fonda the service of making us remember why she was relevant in the first place: the movies. Bosworth's thorough account of this wild uniquely twentieth-century Hollywood life makes Jane Fonda the actress even more intriguing." --<em>San Francisco Chronicle</em></p>