Not exactly what I was hoping for – but still interesting. ~ Sheila

This book is the unknown manuscript that Lucy had been writing about her life. Following her death on April 26th (interestingly enough, the day I am writing this review), 1989, her children found the 300-page unpublished manuscript among her belongings.

The book is a detailed look into her early days and subsequent marriage to Desi Arnaz, and this in part, is why the book was not published during her life, as it is said that she did not want to cause pain to her ex-husband.

I was looking forward to hearing more about Lucy’s career, and while I did get that, there was a long lead-in about how the manuscript was discovered and a lot of extra stuff that seemed (IMO) to take a lot of time to get into the story I wanted to know more about.

I did enjoy this book on audio and loved the narration of her daughter, Lucie Arnaz. Honestly, she sounded just like Lucy, and I have to believe that Lucy would have loved that.

Rated: 3 out of 5
Read Author Before: No
Read Author Again: –
Where Read: Home

Bookclub Worthy: Possibly yes. Memoirs I think, make for good discussion if it is centered around someone that your group knows/grew up with. There’s an opportunity here to discuss your favorite shows as a child/teen. Did you watch Lucy? Did you enjoy it? Did you know anything about her real life before the book?

To level up you could watch a popular episode together. Research food that was on the show (simple American) and funny food moments ( Beef Goulash, Burgers, Salad, sardines w/ Mashed potatoes ( on an episode), and Spaghetti.