'Therearealwaysregretsinlife,amongthemthingswe'vedonethatwewishwecouldtakebackanderase.IhavesignificantonesthatwillhauntmeforeverandwhichIhopeIhavebeenbraveenoughtoconfrontinthisbook.'SosaysJaneFondaintheprefacetoMYLIFESOFAR,apowerfulaccountofanextraordinarywoman.Oscarwinner,controversialpoliticalactivist,groundbreakingfitnessguru,wife,mother,lover,philanthropist-justsomeoftherolesFondaisknownfor.BornintoHollywoodaristocracyin1937,herchildhoodwasmarkedwithunhappinessandtragedy.HerrelationshipwithherfatherHenryFondawasneverlovingeventhoughshefollowedhisprofession,studyingactingasateenagerwithLeeStrasberginNewYork,thenlivinginParis.Hersubsequentrolesearnedhernumerousnominationsandawards,including2OscarsforKluteandComingHome.AsafilmproducerhercreditsincludeNinetoFiveandOnGoldenPond,butinthe1980ssherevolutionisedthefitnessindustrywithaseriesofworkoutvideos.HerpoliticalpriotestsagainsttheVietnamwarcausedmuchcontroversyintheStates,andshecontinuestobeanactiveadvocateonenvironmentalissues,humanrightsandtheempowermentofwomenandgirls.ThefloweringofherfeminisminthesecondhalfoflifeprovesthatJaneFonda,perhapsmorethananyother,isaspokespersonforwomanofhertimes.Inthiscandidbook,writtenbyFondaherself,therearemessagesforwomenofallagesassheholdsamirroruptoherownlifebutletsusseeoursreflectedthere.Nowinher60s,Fondalooksbackoverherlifebutalsolooksforwardtothefuture.Withunflinchinghonestysheaddresses,amongstotherthings,hertragicrelationshipwithhermother;hertorturedonewithherfather;herloversandhusbands,fromRogerVadimtoTedTurner;herpassionsandpoliticalviews.Theresultisrareinitsreadabilityandsheerpage-turningforce.JaneFondaisautterlyuniquewomanandthisisaonceinalifetimeread.