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| Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice | 
 enlarge | Author: Maureen Mccormick
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (67 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4110
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061490148
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092
EAN: 9780061490149
ASIN: 0061490148
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
Release Date: October 14, 2008
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blockquote pMarcia! Marcia! Marcia!/p /blockquote pMarcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's iThe Brady Bunch/i, had it all?style, looks, boys, brains, and talent. No wonder her younger sister Jan was jealous! For countless adolescents across America who came of age in the early 1970s, Marcia was the ideal American teenager. Girls wanted to be her. Boys wanted to date her. But what viewers didn't know about the always-sunny, perfect Marcia was that offscreen, her real-life counterpart, Maureen McCormick, the young actress who portrayed her, was living a very different?and not-so-wonderful?life. Now, for the very first time, Maureen tells the shocking and inspirational true story of the beloved teen generations have invited into their living rooms?and the woman she became./p pIn iHere's the Story/i, Maureen takes us behind the scenes of America's favorite television family, the Bradys. With poignancy and candor, she reveals the lifelong friendships, the hurtful jealousies, the offscreen romance, the loving support her television family provided during a life-or-death moment, and the inconsolable loss of a man who had been a second father. But iThe Brady Bunch/i was only the beginning. Haunted by the perfection of her television alter ego, Maureen landed on the dark side, caught up in a fast-paced, drug-fueled, star-studded Hollywood existence that ultimately led to the biggest battle of her life./p pMoving from drug dens on Wonderland Avenue to wild parties at the Playboy mansion and exotic escapades on the beaches of Hawaii, this candid, hard-hitting memoir exposes a side of a beloved pop-culture icon the paparazzi missed. Yet it is also a story of remarkable success. After kicking her drug habit, Maureen battled depression, reconnected with her mother, whom she nursed through the end of her life, and then found herself in a pitched battle for her family in which she ultimately triumphed./p pThere is no question: Maureen McCormick is a survivor. After fifty years, she has finally learned what it means to love the person you are, insight that has brought her peace in a happy marriage and as a mother. iHere's the Story/i is the empowering, engaging, shocking, and emotional tale of Maureen McCormick's courageous struggle over adversity and her lifelong battle to come to terms with the idea of perfection?and herself./p
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 And that's the way she became part of the Brady Bunch... January 5, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting read that any fan of the Brady Bunch should most certainly check out. I got this book because I too, like so many others became a fan of this show due to all the repeats shown on cable networks throughout the years as well as local syndication. I don't know what it is about this silly show from the 70's but the characters and even the actors portraying them have always been of interest to me.br /br /So of course when I found out that our very own Maureen "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" McCormick was going to do an autobiography and give the scoop on what went on behind the scenes and in her life I had to check it out. br /br /For the most part it was a fun read. Surprisingly, its not just a book about what happened on the set of the Brady Bunch or the usual stories we all know to death by now of how much Robert Reed hated to be on the show and how he was in the closet the whole time, (but there is a lot of that too truth be told) its more of a story of , well a story of Maureen the person. Not just her portraying Marcia, but how she is and always has been a real person behind the character.br /br /Its very revealing. You almost feel like Maureen is letting out everything she has been holding in for some 50 years, freely and openly. Just putting it out there in chronological order of her life. And some of it is interesting actually but a lot of it is typical of a lot of child star actors who are big on the show they were on but never quite make it out of the shadow of said show. br /br /She battles drugs, relationship problems, family problems, trying to build a career in Marcia's shadow and her trying to find herself again after all seems lost. Its interesting to learn about the actress who played one of the most well known TV teenage girls of all time. And see that yes, she is very human and not at all what we would expect Marcia if she were real to be like. br /br /The real drawbacks with this book are that:br /Firstly its way too short. 50 years of your life is a long time, especially when you are on a hit show and all that followed after. The book is only 274 pages and is a quick read. I really was hoping for more as there is so much to know and find out about that you know could have been in there. br /br /Secondly not enough on her Brady Bunch experiences are mentioned. I really did enjoy learning of her life and her trials and tribulations and even some of the more shocking aspects of things going on in her family, but at the same time she is known as being Marcia on the Brady Bunch. What was her favorite episode? What did she think of every co actor she worked with? What did she think of the Brady Bunch Movie? What about the actress who played her in the Brady's? She skips over her experience on Brady Brides due to personal problems she was having. But honestly I would have loved to hear what it was like being in her state while doing the episodes of Brady Brides. The focus just became more of her co Star trying to save her which is nice and all but not what I personally was interested in as much. She could have even talked of what her relationship with Eve Plumb and the other actors on the spin off show were like. Again we are reading the book to find out more of her Brady Bunch connections and it just seemed quickly skimmed over. Even the Brady Christmas gets just a quick mention before its back to more about unrelated situations. This book could have been double the size easily if she just devoted more to her experience with the show as well as what we have now. It would have been a really great read then.br /br /Lastly the complaint I have is that Maureen cries, a lot. And I feel her pain but its something you should be ready for if reading this book. A lot of emotional stress and some may feel for her or others may not. But I became not too surprised after awhile when every chapter had a crying moment that she had suddenly.br /br /The book is still very good. I can't say its better than other Brady related books, as they told the fun things I wanted to know about. Learning about the actor is good, but lets face it, you wouldn't have a book at all if it weren't for the show you are trying to escape from. Lets hear more about the stuff going on the TV set and fights and fun moments and more about spin off series you did. It is a very fine little book but you almost wish she spent just another few months getting more details into it and devoting more to the behind the scenes aspects.br /br /Finding religion, love and getting rid of a drug habit are nice reads and honestly not too shocking given that a lot of actors go through the same situations but if you are going to do a book like this make sure a lot more of it is devoted to the show experiences itself as I really felt it lacked in that department. br /br /Its a good start and I'm sure it was really a weight off of Mrs. McCormick's shoulders to tell all, but a lot of fans of the show who were looking for more may be a little bit disappointed.
. . . . It's an Era's Story January 4, 2009
As many have mentioned, "Here's the Story" is a very enjoyable book--I read it in a day. The book is intriguing, honest, and it carries the reader through that "growing up" world of the 1960s and 70s. Even though Maureen was a celebrity and the story reflects that overwhelming apsect of her life and the shadow it palls, it also reflects the era's highs of freedom/self-exploration and the lows of drug experimentation/abuse. Many of our generational travelers journeyed down these roads, and Maureen shows that she is one of the surviviors. br /br /"Here's the Story" is the kind of book you won't want to put down. McCormick is honest and frank, and as others have mentioned, she tells of her childhood but doesn't linger there. She moves us through the ups and downs in her life, with the larger focus in her "after-Brady" years. It is the nature of autobiography to reflect one person's realm of experience, and so the book focuses more in certain places than the reader may wish it to and not enough in others. But it offers a lot more, too. It also takes the reader into places one does not expect to travel, such as the mother-daughter dynamic and in even a larger sense, the family dynamics after a death in the family upends a precarious balance (that was probably always there) and the abuse that families may occasion there (I feel for the author in her travails with her father/brother problem). br /br /I applaud McCormick's candor and know one thing for certain: she is certainly one smart lady. "Here's the Story" is well-written and a pleasure to read.
If you're a fan, you'll love it December 30, 2008
I love The Brady Bunch. I grew up rushing home to catch the reruns on TBS every afternoon. I own the shag carpet covered box set of all dvds. Naturally, I was excited to read Maureen McCormick's memoir.br /br /McCormick is not a great writer, but she does write candidly and honestly. Because I found the subject matter interesting, I was able to overlook her often awkward prose. The Brady Bunch was only the focus of part of the book, as I'm sure it was only the focus of part of her life, even though she remains Marcia Brady to most Americans. I most enjoyed her tales of Hollywood life and working with other famous people I had no idea she had interaction with. I adore learning about the interconnectedness of people, and this book provided many gems.br /br /If you're a fan of The Brady Bunch or Hollywood memoirs, it's worth a read. Otherwise, it's not sensational enough or well-written enough to bother.
The Liberation of Marcia Brady December 30, 2008
Maureen's autobiography may not appeal to a "Brady Bunch" purist, like its pre-publishing hype (and title) might have suggested. Mo lightly touches on everything Brady related. Barry Williams' 'Growing Up Brady' (with its extremely television pop culture friendly cover design) effectively centered on 'The Brady Bunch' while incorporating personal ancedotes like reporting to the set with a marijuana buzz. However, if someone wants a classic Hollywood "BWP" (I use that acronym in the strictest hip-hop lingo with no disrespect to Mo.) story, then this is it. ENJOY! I realize there's a HUGE audience and readership for that! In hindsight, she should have spent a long weekend with Ann B. Davis around 1981. Regardless of all of her past problems, I still love Mo, probably "more today, than yesterday", as Elvis sang in one of his final concerts in 1977. And that is "much more than a hunch!"br /Brian Rodahaverbr /Stevensville, MD
Family and Prodigy Curse December 28, 2008
The child star curse that effected Maureen has affected several other actors/actresses. She just happened to pen the book and tell the story. I actually enjoyed this book as it was a quick read, took me one whole day to devour. The book allowed us, the reader, to experience the life of Marcia Brady/Maureen McCormick. Through the reading you feel her pain that she went through for much of her life, but through God, friends and her loving husband she has prevailed. Thank you Maureen for allowing us to get to know you!
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