And highly recommend it! Especially if you are any sort of fan of “Little House on the Prairie.”
In “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated,” Alison shows herself as one celebrity who not only embraced a character that was nothing like her real life persona, but also didn't complain about typecasting...imagine that! A celebrity truly thankful for the opportunity who didn't spend her post-Little House years bemoaning the fact that life was awful because she was a child star.
Alison overcame many difficulties in her life, living with somewhat zany parents, who were a little shy on responsibility, her father once spent a day sitting in a cafe with his business partner, stealing every tip left on the tables so he could provide food for the family.
Alison recounts her brother's sexual abuse of her and how that led her to help change the law in the state of California, while also being an extremely active volunteer helping those suffering from HIV and AIDS.
You can't help but love Alison with her sharp wit and ability to see the utterly ridiculous in her real life, as well as the one she lived as the world's nastiest kid on the prairie.
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