{"product_id":"mean-baby-a-memoir-of-growing-up-paperback","title":"Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSelma Blair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in \u003ci\u003eCruel Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e. Preppy ice queen in \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as ... a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Blair is a rebel, an artist, and it turns out: a writer.\"--Glennon Doyle, Author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003eUntamed\u003c\/i\u003e and Founder of Together Rising\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she would be the center of attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although Selma went on to become a celebrated Hollywood actress and model, she could never quite shake the periods of darkness that overtook her, the certainty that there was a great mystery at the heart of her life. She often felt like her arms might be on fire, a sensation not unlike electric shocks, and she secretly drank to escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of this beautiful and, at times, devasting memoir, Selma lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, and the moments she flirted with death. There is brutal violence, passionate love, true friendship, the gift of motherhood, and, finally, the surprising salvation of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a voice that is powerfully original, fiercely intelligent, and full of hard-won wisdom, Selma Blair's \u003ci\u003eMean Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply human memoir and a true literary achievement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSELMA BLAIR is an actress best known for her roles in \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde, Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHellboy.\u003c\/i\u003e Blair was named a \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003ePerson of the Year in 2017 as one of their Silence Breakers, and she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her narration of \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the subject of the documentary \u003ci\u003eIntroducing, Selma Blair, \u003c\/i\u003e which reveals Blair's intimate and raw journey with multiple sclerosis. Blair lives with her son in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772631908640,"sku":"9780593082775","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b2c5a745c41bdd9dc3514722920992d1.webp?v=1780410060","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mean-baby-a-memoir-of-growing-up-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}