The Wheel of Fortune: The Official Autobiography Summary and Reviews

The Wheel of Fortune: The Official Autobiography
by Edith Piaf

The Wheel of Fortune: The Official Autobiography
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Author: Edith Piaf
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-09
ISBN: 0720612284
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd

Book Reviews of The Wheel of Fortune: The Official Autobiography

Book Review: Piaf's own version of her life
Summary: 3 Stars

Piaf understandably didn't want to rehash her horrific childhood and early life in this (and another) autobiography. Any international star would want to put the best gloss possible on abandonment by one's parents (both alcoholics), poverty, bad associates (pimps, thieves, and drug dealers), a flirt with a murder (Louis Laplee's), and her years as a child in a brothel (owned by her grandmother). But the reader does get a flavor of her own words and oeuvre. The best Piaf biography at present is David Bret's, detailed and highly readable.

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