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Both of Us

My Life with Farrah

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Both of Us

By: Ryan O'Neal, Jodee Blanco, Kent Carroll
Narrated by: Ryan O'Neal
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Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett: He was the handsome Academy Award-nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie’s Angel, whose poster adorned the bedroom walls of teenage boys everywhere. One of the most storied love affairs in Hollywood history, their romance has captivated fans and media alike for more than three decades. In a tragic turn, the world lost Farrah after a tragic battle with cancer in 2009, but in his intimate memoir Both of Us, Ryan brings their relationship to vivid life.

Fans of each other from afar, Ryan and Farrah met through her husband, Lee Majors, and fell passionately in love. Soon, however, reality threatened their happiness and they struggled with some serious matters, including the disintegration of Farrah’s marriage; Ryan’s troubled relationship with his daughter, Tatum, and son, Griffin; mismatched career trajectories; and raising their young son, Redmond - all leading Ryan and Farrah to an inevitable split in 1997.

Ryan fought to create a life on his own but never stopped longing for Farrah. Eventually he realized that he had lost his true soul mate. Older and wiser, he and Farrah found their way back to each other and were excited to start a new life together. But their bliss was cut short when Farrah was diagnosed with cancer and passed away just three years later.

Ryan’s deep love for Farrah and his devotion to preserving her memory are evident in Both of Us. Drawing on decades’ worth of personal records and keepsakes, he has included never-before-seen photographs, letters exchanged between him and Farrah, and his own diaries, making this a poignant and compelling memento for her fans. Written with candor and emotional honesty, it is a true Hollywood love story.

©2012 Ryan O'Neal, Jodee Blanco, Kent Carroll (P)2012 Random House
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Interesting book

Fascinating autobiography, but very sad and a lot i didn’t know about. The love story was touching and moving but the dysfunctional family Ryan talked about at times made me cringe.

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Faults on all sides with the O'Neal's •¤ An Incredible Story

I listened to this book after reading Tatum's story & I found this to be unable to put down. Ryan wasn't the best father but all the blame doesn't lie completely at his door. He admits his mistakes & has suffered in his life but he had a lot of bitterness too which never came across well to the public. Tatum has a rep for being difficult to deal with & her brothers went off the rails too. You can blame the parents to a point but the O'Neal kids were still wreaking havoc in their 40s. At some point you have to stop using Ryan as an excuse. As Adults in mid life with their own children & marriages, it is their responsibility & choices. Ryan was no angel but he was devoted to Farrah. Farrah was an incredible woman who dealt with a lot but stayed with Ryan. I believe despite it being toxic at times, that they truly loved each other. I thought this was an amazing book & I can see faults on all sides, nobody except Farrah & Patrick, are innocent. Ryan, Tatum, Red & Griff all hurt each other & it became a mess played out & edited in the media. Tatum never again achieved the success she had at such a young age & could only get attention by talking about drama with their father. They supposedly hated their father but continued to take money from him??? Like I said, all of them were at fault. I highly recommend reading this & Tatum's books + any other books written by her brothers, get all sides of the story.

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