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My life with Chaplin;: An intimate memoir,

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Lita Grey Chaplin, the second wife of Charlie and the one to be completely ignored in Chaplin's autobiography, reveals her life with Chaplin in thorough detail. She is an excellent storyteller, or at least the ghostwriter is, whichever created the fluidity of the stories. For this, the book is very easy to read. It thankfully does not end with the divorce; Lita tells of her vaudeville singing career and her battles with alcoholism.

Although most of the book is about Chaplin and life with the temperamental man, Grey is respectful of him. She does paint him out to be less than lovable by illustrating their life together, but she is not malicious or out to blemish his career. This is a highly revealing book and does not skimp on the details of the pair's sex life, much of which is disturbing to read about. Still, Grey is fair in her writings and often comments that despite everything, she loved Chaplin.

Because Chaplin left out information about Lita in his own book out of respect for the two children they had together, this book is essential reading for Chaplin fans.

Lita Grey Chaplin, the second wife of Charlie and the one to be completely ignored in Chaplin's autobiography, reveals her life with Chaplin in thorough detail. She is an excellent storyteller, or at least the ghostwriter is, whichever created the fluidity of the stories. For this, the book is very easy to read. It thankfully does not end with the divorce; Lita tells of her vaudeville singing career and her battles with alcoholism.

Although most of the book is about Chaplin and life with the temperamental man, Grey is respectful of him. She does paint him out to be less than lovable by illustrating their life together, but she is not malicious or out to blemish his career. This is a highly revealing book and does not skimp on the details of the pair's sex life, much of which is disturbing to read about. Still, Grey is fair in her writings and often comments that despite everything, she loved Chaplin.

Because Chaplin left out information about Lita in his own book out of respect for the two children they had together, this book is essential reading for Chaplin fans.

I came across this book in a used bookstore, and not knowing much about Mr. Chaplin or his wives decided to grab it. So glad I did. I love this book. It's amazingly well written, with an amazing recall from the author. I would say I can't believe she put up with everything that she did from him, but then again, she was VERY young. I'm not sure if this book is 'mostly embellished' like I've recently seen in reviews of her other book, but I found it highly enjoyable. She got me into wanting to read everything about the silent era.