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Book Review of The Facts of Life : And Other Lessons My Father Taught Me

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Pretty, blond child-star Lisa Whelchel was cast as a snobby rich girl on the wildly popular eighties sitcom The Facts of Life, which is still delighting fans worldwide. But who is the real woman behind the actress? How did she escape the downward spiral that often follows a rapid rise to fame? This book is an intimate self-portrait, Lisa talks candidly about the key events that shaped her life choices in the crucible of childhood of fame.