Hardback: "My goal for this book is to share stories about my life, about the giving and receiving, and the things I've learned. Some of the life lessons were hard but each made me wiser and less afraid. I expect the lessons to keep on coming. The road to happiness and wisdom is always under construction," affirmed Linda Gray.
When Linda Gray, iconic star of Dallas, was twenty years old, a magazine editor coldly rejected her as a model, writing that, perhaps one day, "you might shape into something."
Since then, Linda has been evolving and growing and has shaped into a role model for women of every age in her grace, beauty, generosity and wisdom. She's been through more pain and tragedy than her longtime fans realize, having suffered paralyzing polio as a child, growing up with an alcoholic mother, landing in an emotionally abusive marriage at twenty-two and living by her husband's rules for sixteen years before she openly rebelled against him to take an acting class.
At thirty-eight, Linda got her big break as Larry Hagman's wife on Dallas. With fame came a bitter, public divorce, trouble at home with her two kids, and the loss of her beloved sister to breast cancer.
Linda got through it all - the challenges of sexism in Hollywood and the pressures of being a single working mom - with a relentlessly positive attitude that kept her cruising with a few speed bumps to the place of serenity she thrives in now.
To celebrate her seventy-fifth birthday, Linda is opening up about her life for the first time. Inside this book, she tells deeply personal stories with wit, humour and candour, and reveals how she's learned to love every day as the blessing it is and to treat herself with the kindness she bestows on friends and strangers alike.
"As I look back, I see that life has unfolded with divine timing and not without many speed bumps along the way. There are three words I'd like to focus on: Time, Love and Give. They are my compass. They define who I am and where I'm going," wrote Linda in The Road To Happiness Is Always Under Construction (2015).
Along with wisdom, Linda has accumulated a lot of practical tips about maintaining a healthy lifestyle - how to strengthen and detoxify your body, liberate your mind, and uplift your soul - and shares them as well. Her message to "give, love, and shine, baby, shine" will fill anyone with inspiration to live life to the fullest, and never stop pursuing honesty and joy.
About the author: Linda Gray is an award-winning actress, an accomplished director, a former United Nations Ambassador, and one of the world's most recognized and admired stars. Her portrayal of Sue Ellen Ewing, in the original TV series Dallas, brought her international fame and critical acclaim. The role also earned her an Emmy nomination for Best Actress, numerous international awards, and she was voted 'Woman of the Year' by The Hollywood Radio & Television Society. She has appeared in numerous TV movies and the successful series Melrose Place, as well as starring in theatre productions on Broadway and in London's West End.
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