The Real Girl Next Door

by Richards, Denise

• ISBN13: 9781451633221
• ISBN10: 145163322X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-10
• Publisher: Gallery Books

Summary

IT'S COMPLICATED. We've read the scandalous headlines, watched her sexy breakout performances in Starship Troopers and Wild Things, and seen her many public faces on her reality television showthe beautiful vixen, the devoted mother, the hard-working entertainer, and the fun-loving friend. But how well do we really know Denise Richards? Like so many small-town girls, she dreamed of making it big in Hollywood. But following a painful, high-profile divorce from Charlie Sheen, she found herself raising their two young daughters alone as her mother was dying of cancer. Denise writes openly and honestly about these experiences and more: she lets you in on her childhood dreams, her fated move to Hollywood with her close-knit family, her rise to fame, the pressures of living in the spotlight, and the controversy surrounding her relationships. Through it all, she managed to keep her sense of humor and optimism. She offers an up-close and personal look at her most intimate battle scars and the lessons she's learned as she's healed and grown. Denise's story will resonate with anyone who has had to look within herself to find strength and courage when life is throwing curveballs. Inspiring and uplifting, raw and revealing, Denise finally lets her fans in on the resilient woman behind the bombshell persona, the person her friends and family already know: The Real Girl Next Door.

Author Biography

Denise Richards is a model, actress, and television personality best known for her breakout roles in Starship Troopers, Wild Things, Undercover Brother, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, and as a Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough. She also appeared on her own E! reality television series, Denise Richards: It's Complicated, about life as a single, working mom in Hollywood. She lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Home Is Where the Heart Is	p. 11
Hollywood	p. 31
Getting Naked	p. 55
Good Time Charlie	p. 79
Mommyhood	p. 107
Plan B	p. 137
Relationships	p. 153
Loss	p. 177
It's Not That Complicated	p. 201
Getting Work Done	p. 225
The Real Girl Next Door	p. 247
Acknowledgments	p. 275
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