{"product_id":"9781476706429","title":"Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite her busy schedule, Carol Burnett always made time for her three young children. But her oldest daughter, Carrie, faltered in adolescence, losing the self-esteem that had fueled her popularity and success in school and hiding her pain in a downward spiral of addiction. As Carrie became lost to drugs, Carol found herself with a daughter in grave danger and a marriage that was bending under the pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie eventually broke free from her addiction. Like her mother, she had a wonderful sense of humor and became a successful actress, singer, and writer, even writing a play about Carol’s childhood. But tragedy struck again when Carrie was diagnosed with cancer. She died at the young age of thirty-eight, leaving a legacy of kindness, creativity, and joy along with a short story that mirrors her own journey, published for the first time in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCarrie and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries and correspondence revealing her anguish as a mother of a troubled teenager, the epiphanies that helped her help her family, and the grief and then the hope she felt after Carrie’s death. Through Burnett’s inimitable voice, we get a portrait of an unforgettable young woman that will bring hope to anyone struggling with raising or losing a child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135754060016,"sku":"9781476706429","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476706429_p0.jpg?v=1763609366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476706429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}