The Tonya Tapes (Paperback)

by Lynda Prouse (Author), Kyle Torke (Editor), M. Stefan Strozier (Editor)

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Product Description
Based on the candid and sometimes startling conversations that YOU were never meant to hear, THE TONYA TAPES, written by award-winning author Lynda D. Prouse, chronicles the life of the world's most infamous female athlete -- TONYA HARDING -- revealing for the first time the whole truth of her difficult and amazing life on and off the ice. Based on actual, extensive interviews with Tonya Harding, and written with her collaboration, this is her story!

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: World Audience, Inc. (April 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934209805
• ISBN-13: 978-1934209806
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #766,941 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good "story", November 30, 2008

By	Laura (Ca) - See all my reviews

I did not think this book was a good read at all. It is written like a magazine interview instead of a story, which makes it hard to get into and easy to skip alot of really boring stuff. There is too much that Tonya claims to not remember, so alot seems to be missing and everything seems a little sketchy. I'm not saying she is lying in the book but the way that it is written is just like reading people talking and I lost interest very fast and was not able to finish it three quarters through.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A deep look into the real life of Tonya Harding, May 26, 2008

By	Linda L. Lewis (Manor Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My husband Greg and I have known Tonya for almost 14 years, and have been with her through many trials in her life. Author Lynda Prouse, captures the depth of personal truma as well as triumph in Tonya's life. If you have had an opinion one way or the other about her, this book will either confirm or change that opinion. In all the years that we have been close to her, she has NEVER wavered from the facts, which you will read. This book is an inspiraton for anyone who has ever suffered abuse at the hands of another, and wants to give up. Tonya has gone through so much, yet through her Faith, has gone on, as she beleives there is a better life. Tonya should be cheered, not jeered. I recommend you read this book, as it will inspire you in so many ways.
Linda Lewis

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tonya on Oprah tells the story in this book, April 23, 2009

By	Matthew Glenn Ward "Mockfrog" (Newcastle, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tonya was on Oprah on 23 April and told her true harrowing tale about abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. Disagree with the nay-sayers, most of whom haven't read the book. Rape is never something to be fickle about. An honest, well written book with probing questions by Lynda Prouse and honest, heartfelt answers by a former champion olympian forced into a situation of life or death. Well worth buying.