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All That Glitters |  | Author: Pearl Lowe
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 105313
Media: Paperback
Pages: 278
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0340933208
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780340933206
ASIN: 0340933208
Publication Date: March 20, 2008
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 24
 Are they crazy? July 24, 2007
N. Done (london)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I'm referring to my fellow reviewers comments at the bottom of the page. They've clearly read the synopsis and not the book and jumped to inaccurate conclusions. It's so easy to knock a book like this that could appear on the surface to be something shallow and self-indulgent - boasting of fun and frolics in a world most us only read about. But read it and you get a very different picture. A painfully honest (or so it seems) account of life as an addict. There's no glorifying it - she puts every sad encounter on the page ready for you, the reader, to absorb, appalled. Using when heavily pregnant? Not something anyone would want to be remembered for.
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br /I have a very good friend who is currently fighting similar addictions but within the framework of a regular family unit. I gave this book to his partner and it's been a genuine eye opener - insights into what it truly feels like to be a slave to drugs, and how they fit within the hierarchy of a family you love.
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br /An amazingly inspirational book from a very brave women who could have sold out her celeb pals to the tabloids, but instead offers her own mistakes on a plate for all to pick over.
Clear your schedule - you'll be gripped from start to finish July 24, 2007
Searching for Gems (UK)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I thought I'd dip into this book and read it at a leisurely pace over the course of a few evenings. Wrong - from the moment I read the first chapter I couldn't put it down.
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br /Pearl's account of her own journey through addiction is a page turner - she perfectly contrasts the superficial glitz of the Britpop era with a darker, at times harrowing personal story. It's no kiss and tell - instead you're presented with a no-holds barred, honest story of someone who lost their way but eventually had the determination and guts to tackle her troubles. The description of Pearl's meeting and ongoing relationship with Danny Goffey is heartwarming in parts, and there's also a fair few amusing anecdotes along the way that balance the more shocking parts. I loved it - give it a go!
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Essential holiday reading - my book of the summer July 25, 2007
G. Hunt (UK)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
There had been rumours that this book was going to be a kiss-and-tell of all the high jinx of the Primrose Hill set, but the reality is a much deeper, more interesting look at drug addiction told through the eyes of a Mother. There's some brutally honest parts - miscarrying on stage at Reading, using coke whilst pregnant. Pearl includes her entire story, warts and all, which I think is a very brave thing to do. She doesn't do the dirty on any of her so called `friends', but instead, through brutal honesty, gives hope and inspiration to anyone who's ever been affected by any form of addiction or has any friends or family who have been through something similar. This book deserves to do really well - think `Scar Tissue' but written from the perspective of a mother.
Refreshingly honest, no tabloid gossip. July 24, 2007
CJI (UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I loved this book. As someone who has also struggled with drugs it was so good to be able to relate to another female ex addict. I was pleased to find that there were no "kiss and tell" tales, that's not why I bought the book. If I wanted to read that crap I'd buy the News Of The World or some similar rubbish (I'm not that shallow anyway!).
br /I read it from cover to cover in one night, I laughed, cried and was horrified at times, but I'm glad I read it. If i had an 18 year old daughter I would make her read it too, it highlights the traps of drink and drugs, but on the up side it also shows that with the love of a family and great inner strength you can break addictions and make a better life for yourself.
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courageous honesty. September 1, 2007
s. rose (florida. usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i couldn't put this book down, i read it from start to finish in one day. the author's honesty made this a compelling read. i sympathised with her and even shed a few tears. if there are any readers out there with teenagers, i suggest you give them this book. it's wonderful!
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