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Past Imperfect

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'Past Imperfect' follows Joan's childhood, her swift transition into an international sex symbol... from Hollywood to Europe and back, three broken marriages, the struggle to save her daughter's life & her many love affairs. Films, glamour, fashion... Joan Collins remains one of the most beautiful and sexy lady of showbiz!

i read this some years ago, twice. It is far dishy-er than anything I have read before or since. Don't judge this book by it's outdated cover, what's inside this auto-bio is very relevant, extremely entertaining and inspiring.

This autobiography, first written by the effervescent Collins in 1978 before being updated in 1984, is a great showbiz memoir. The best word to describe this book is breezy...going at lightning speed from London to Hollywood to the jet set hideaways of Europe back to the glittering lights of LA Collins dishes on everything from husbands (3 failed ones), clothes (couture of course), children (3 darling ones) and career (a roller coaster).

With a gritty take on her life Collins is refreshingly frank in this book, bridging the gap between kiss and tell all and a manifesto of sorts. Sharply written and fantastically photographed this book is the Collins standard. As always she'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

i've read this book countless times and it always moves me, joan certainly is a wonderful writer, who clearly understands the art of "tell all books" she is pretty open and honest when it comes to her life, her failures and her successes, i don't know why it took me so long to write a review, but when i saw the many pans i had to stick up for my girl, joan if you ever read this review, i want you to know that your book really helped me during a difficult time in my life, and thank you for writing it!

i've read this book countless times and it always moves me, joan certainly is a wonderful writer, who clearly understands the art of "tell all books" she is pretty open and honest when it comes to her life, her failures and her successes, i don't know why it took me so long to write a review, but when i saw the many pans i had to stick up for my girl, joan if you ever read this review, i want you to know that your book really helped me during a difficult time in my life, and thank you for writing it!

Boy, was this a bunch of trash and waste of money! It's obvious that Joan is trying to hang on her little sisters coat tails but she just doesn't have the writing skills and someone out there who told her "your books great darlink" should have been a real friend and told her what a bunch of garbage it is. And she continues to write which I just don't understand! This book is boring. Don't waste your money! Buy the Enquirer instead. It'll be more entertaining.

What a load of tripe. shes trying to hang on her sisters coat tails. go back to acting joan cos you certainly can't write. that's for sure.