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Saturday's Child: A Memoir

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Wow. Morgan survived child stardom but didn't become an alcoholic crazy; she took out her rebellion in progressive activism (civil rights, feminism) and saved her soul through a passion for language. It's very evident here that she's a first-rate poet--yet also capable of writing this friendly, funny, unpretentious, vulnerable, personal, and wise memoir. With sex,too! And high-grade gossip--about behind-the-scenes TV lives, the feminist movement, and the literary world. I confess that I LOVED every word.

I picked up Morgan's "Saturday's Child" because I remembered her fondly from her acting days on "I Remember Mama," and I wanted to learn more about how she evolved from a child actress to a feminist activist. But I got more, much more. Full of insights, suspense, and wit, "Saturday's Child" captures
the many lives of Robin Morgan, all of them more vivid than fiction. But be careful not to start this book when you have miles to go or promises to keep because it's impossible to put down. Consider yourself warned!

If you ever doubted that the personal and political are intertrwined, Robin Morgan's new book shows that they form a dramatic and dynamic interplay in her amazing life. It is a gripping story of a brave and funny and tenacious child-turned-woman who sees the world with the clarity of a great novelist and the sensitivity of the poet she is. But you don't have to read it for any of these high-falutin reasons. It's just a wonderful read and a juicy story.