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Journey: A Personal Odyssey eBooks
by Marsha Mason
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Windows 98SE+, Mac OS X+, Palm Features
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Journey: A Personal Odyssey Summary
| A revealing and entertaining memoir from one of America's most beloved and endearing actresses, star of movies such as The Goodbye Girl and a continuing character on NBC's Frasier, whose career has secured her four Academy Award nominations. Marsha Mason's memoir begins with a literal -- and metaphysical -- journey, the night she leaves Hollywood for a new life in Santa Fe. As she travels away from a place in which she has known great success, and even greater heartache, she reminisces about her life, from her difficult childhood to her hugely successful acting career. Always feeling out of step with her surroundings in St. Louis, Mason traveled to New York to pursue a career as an actress. She met playwright Neil Simon when she was cast in the Broadway debut of his play The Good Doctor, and three weeks after meeting, they were married, a union that lasted ten years, during which time Simon wrote plays and screenplays specifically for Mason. But the outside demands placed on the relationship caused it to crumble, as Marsha grasped at a chance for professional and personal freedom. Devastated by their eventual divorce, she embarked on a series of difficult and often destructive relationships, as well as side trips into realms as diverse as Eastern spiritualism and sports car racing. Finally, however, Mason has come to terms with her personal demons, and come to acknowledge the inner voices that guide her. Inspirational and insightful as well as vastly entertaining, Journey explores the many sacrifices one must make to achieve personal happiness and professional satisfaction. |
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