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Years ago when the book first came out, I read Confessions of a Prairie Bitch and got to see Alison Arngrim in person at Laura Ingalls Wilder Days at Heritage Hill Historical Park right here in Green Bay. She’s laugh out loud funny; it’s no wonder she makes part of her living as a stand-up comedian. I’ve been watching Little House on the Prairie on Amazon Prime and did a little searching on Audible.com and found this book free as part of the Audible Plus membership. Yes! I’m always finding treasures through Audible Plus.
Alison Arngrim knows how to tell a story, and having the book narrated by her is a plus. She’s a pro performer. And while she keeps her sense of humor about life (I also firmly believe in the adage you either laugh or cry and choose laughter), some pretty terrible stuff happened to her. Raised by mostly absent parents who were more concerned about their careers and later hers, they allowed her older brother to watch over her. He ended up sexually abusing her for years.
Arngrim regales the reader or listener with behinds the scenes tales of life on the Little House set, including the dish on some of her co-stars. She became best friends with Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura, and kept her distance from Melissa Sue Anderson, who was aloof and not encouraged to interact with her fellow child actors. It was only when reading the book years ago that I found out Melissa Gilbert’s brother Jonathan was Alison’s on-screen brother, Willie. She had/has great relationships with her on-screen parents and speaks fondly of them.
Much time is also spent on her relationship with her TV husband Steve Tracy, who was an early victim of the AIDS epidemic. Arngrim has become a very vocal activist for several causes including supporting LGBTQ+ community. She’s a great example of someone using her celebrity to help out those in need.
If you remember the 1970’s TV show, you’ll get a kick out of this memoir. Highly recommend!
Years ago when the book first came out, I read Confessions of a Prairie Bitch and got to see Alison Arngrim in person at Laura Ingalls Wilder Days at Heritage Hill Historical Park right here in Green Bay. She’s laugh out loud funny; it’s no wonder she makes part of her living as a stand-up comedian. I’ve been watching Little House on the Prairie on Amazon Prime and did a little searching on Audible.com and found this book free as part of the Audible Plus membership. Yes! I’m always finding treasures through Audible Plus.
Alison Arngrim knows how to tell a story, and having the book narrated by her is a plus. She’s a pro performer. And while she keeps her sense of humor about life (I also firmly believe in the adage you either laugh or cry and choose laughter), some pretty terrible stuff happened to her. Raised by mostly absent parents who were more concerned about their careers and later hers, they allowed her older brother to watch over her. He ended up sexually abusing her for years.
Arngrim regales the reader or listener with behinds the scenes tales of life on the Little House set, including the dish on some of her co-stars. She became best friends with Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura, and kept her distance from Melissa Sue Anderson, who was aloof and not encouraged to interact with her fellow child actors. It was only when reading the book years ago that I found out Melissa Gilbert’s brother Jonathan was Alison’s on-screen brother, Willie. She had/has great relationships with her on-screen parents and speaks fondly of them.
Much time is also spent on her relationship with her TV husband Steve Tracy, who was an early victim of the AIDS epidemic. Arngrim has become a very vocal activist for several causes including supporting LGBTQ+ community. She’s a great example of someone using her celebrity to help out those in need.
If you remember the 1970’s TV show, you’ll get a kick out of this memoir. Highly recommend!