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Sunday: A Memoir

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This book shows just one of the many talents of Tina Louise! being an actress/artist/mother/singer ETC and now author, she has proven that she can do just about anything!!!! I adore her to death, and when i read this tragic and touching story of what it was like to be Tina growing up, it truely touched my heart, just like everything else Tina has done. this book is for anyone who has a heart. it's as simple as that. it makes me realise my life isnt as bad as i thought it was...this book has changed me completely and has a special place in my heart always! along with Tina herself:):):) DO READ THIS BOOK!!!! *TINA* TinaLouise4ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written in the manner of a young child, this touching and often sad book effectively reveals a little girl's confusion, hopes, and fears when she is sent away from her mother at boarding school. The memories are recounted in brief passages -- glimpses into the mind of a child -- that capture the innocence of a little girl who is trying to understand the world around her. It seems impossible that one could read this book and fail to think about the importance of giving children a secure and positive environment in which to grow and develop.

The term memoir for this book is a little misleading. It only covers a very small part of Tina's life as a child. That said it is a very cute, slightly sad, book. It is a very short read but I think worth the time invested.

This is a brief but revealing look into Tina Louise's early life. Because her parents separated, her mother was only 18 when she had Tina--plus her new husband didn't want a child in the house, as a little girl Tina was sent to the Ardsley School for Girls in New York. The emotional responses are very much in the language of a child. I laughed at the time Tina and her friend Alison hid 3 frogs in the bed of another girl they didn't like, and they were able to keep from laughing when one of the adults in charge was trying to find the culprits. Some of the other experiences are just as child-like, such as keeping pet caterpillars, but some border on abuse, such as Tina telling of being shut in the dark in the bathroom with spiders nearby. She is not afraid to tell of her belief in God. In addition to the institutional experiences, Tina writes what it was like to be babysat by a woman with alchoholic tendencies. No wonder Tina emphasizes what she learned, that children ought to be taken care of by adults and not sent away as if they were some sort of inconvenience.

I thought this was a great book.I just wish the author went into more detail, also the book was much to short.Tina is one of my favorite artist and this was just a tease.hopefully one day she will write her auto- bio more indepth.

This is what you call a book? Not only was it boring, it was self absorbed. Many people go through life with "not so perfect" childhoods. If you're going to write about it, at least keep the reader interested.

I thought the book was poorly written. I think tina is a sadly self involved narcissist who had limited talent. she reminds me of people i know who go thru there life holding on to the past and blame everyone around them for there lack guts to move on.