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My Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Mary Anne Vollers and Sissy Spacek (2012, Hardcover)

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My Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Sissy Spacek, Maryanne Vollers. She lives in Virginia with her husband, the production designer Jack Fisk, six dogs, and one cat who thinks he's a dog. Author Sissy Spacek, Maryanne Vollers.

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In her delightful and moving memoir, Sissy Spacek writes about her idyllic, barefoot childhood in a small East Texas town, with the clarity and wisdom that comes from never losing sight of her roots. Descended from industrious Czech immigrants and threadbare southern gentility, she grew up a tomboy, tagging along with two older brothers and absorbing grace and grit from her remarkable parents, who taught her that she could do anything. She also learned fearlessness in the wake of a family tragedy, the grief propelling her "like rocket fuel" to follow her dreams of becoming a performer. With a keen sense of humor and a big-hearted voice, she describes how she arrived in New York City one star-struck summer as a seventeen-year-old carrying a suitcase and two guitars; and how she built a career that has spanned four decades with films such as Carrie , Coal Miner's Daughter , 3 Women , and The Help . She details working with some of the great directors of our time, including Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, David Lynch, and Brian De Palma-who thought of her as a no-talent set decorator until he cast her as the lead in Carrie. She also reveals why, at the height of her fame, she and her family moved away from Los Angeles to a farm in rural Virginia. Whether she's describing the terrors and joys of raising two talented, independent daughters, taking readers behind the scenes on Oscar night, or meditating on the thrill of watching a pair of otters frolicking in her pond, Sissy Spacek's memoir is poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, plainspoken and utterly honest. My Extraordinary Ordinary Life is about what matters most: the exquisite worth of ordinary things, the simple pleasures of home and family, and the honest job of being right with the world. "If I get hit by a truck tomorrow," she writes, "I want to know I've returned my neighbor's cake pan."

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Publisher
Hyperion Press
ISBN-10
1401324363
ISBN-13
9781401324360
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117263577

Product Key Features

Book Title
My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Author
Sissy Spacek, Mary Anne Vollers
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.S663a3 2012
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Sissy Spacek writes with the same bright animation and verve as she has lived her, indeed, extraordinary life., My Extraordinary Ordinary Life describes a remarkable woman's journey from a baton-twirling East Texas gal to an Academy-Award winning star. Sissy Spacek tells her story with warmth and grace, never straying far from the small-town roots that shaped her., My Extraordinary Ordinary Life is the book version of Sissy: warm, heartfelt, and very real. Perhaps most remarkable is that Sissy's life-from the ordinary experiences of growing up in and raising a close-knit family to the extraordinary thrills of starring in some of the most iconic roles in Hollywood-unfolds as gracefully on the page as it does on the big screen and, as all of her readers will soon learn, in everyday life., I took this book to heart, for in the end, there is no more devoted friend, no more faithful friend than Memory, a friend who commands you to interrogate and lay bare the sweetness and its opposite, of your everyday existence, the unexpected turns of it, the mystery of your origins. My Extraordinary Ordinary Life is not only a splendid example of that, but it reminds us of Sissy Spacek's true voice, a voice that we first come to know in a uniquely American way, through a character in a movie. But the soul of this dear book is not a fiction, it is shaped and infused with truth and love., My Extraordinary Ordinary Life is the book version of Sissy: warm, heartfelt, and very real. Perhaps most remarkable is that Sissy's life--from the ordinary experiences of growing up in and raising a close-knit family to the extraordinary thrills of starring in some of the most iconic roles in Hollywood--unfolds as gracefully on the page as it does on the big screen and, as all of her readers will soon learn, in everyday life.
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2011-047858
Dewey Decimal
791.4302/8092 B
Dewey Edition
23

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5 out of 5 stars
by yJ-rV8edQdu@Del...08 Feb, 2017
A heart-warming story about a wonderful woman.
I was delighted to find this book, as I've been a great admirer of Sissy Spacek for many years. We live only a short drive from one another, (Albemarle and Buckingham counties) but I've never met her in person. My feeling that she was a down-to-earth, likeable woman was verified by some of her childhood stories in this book, such as running behind an active DDT dispensing truck. Ah, the memories. Spacek writes lovingly of her husband, painting a portrait of a fine, highly talented man, which explains why she chose him, and why they have remained married for many years. They don't make many people like this any more.
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by latticelady0328 Sep, 2014
A great read about a really great lady--excellent buy!
Always admired Sissy's acting; but wanted to know more about her own life. I was not disappointed. This gal has more spirit and drive than anyone I've ever read about; and yet she never lost her roots. Sissy is a spitfire home-town girl, and a super star, all rolled into one charming and ambitious person. I'm sure anyone would be proud to know her. Sissy!; you knocked my socks off!
5 out of 5 stars
by johnchev5108 Jan, 2020
very good autobiography
Great human story
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5 out of 5 stars
by uMnce1NDTPy@Del...15 Mar, 2018
Sissy Spacek
I was pleased with how good the book was.
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5 out of 5 stars
by WvEmgjCAR4C@Del...02 Nov, 2016
every girl should be sissy!
sissy grew up in small town america during the 50s and 60s the memories are awsome her movie days are very interesting also grest read.
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A heart-warming story about a wonderful woman.

A great read about a really great lady--excellent buy!

very good autobiography

Sissy Spacek

every girl should be sissy!

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