Memoirs of an Unfit Mother, by Anne Robinson

Retrieved from: under the Christmas tree
(0743448960), 2001
Suggested by: a gift from The Beast
My Ratings: 9 Merit, 6 Interest, 7 Fun

The woman can write. How refreshing to read a work by an 'entertainer' that is literate!

In case you aren't sure why that name is familiar, Anne Robinson is the host of "The Weakest Link" on TV. The "goodbye" woman. Before going further, let me say that the English version of this show is way more brutal than the nice American version. She is still on the air; we saw her last summer and she is absolutely hilariously nasty.

So this is her story, of which "The Weakest Link" is about 3% of the book. She has worked in print and televised media since the 60s. She was the editor of The Mirror, one of the big British papers, eventually working directly with Rupert Murdoch before his death. And she is a 25-years-dry alcoholic.

This is not a ha-ha funny book. Don't read it for that, although there are some ironical sections. Read it for the survivor story.