A Lotus Grows in the Mud

by Goldie Hawn, Wendy Holden (Collaborator)

In this candid, insightful, and unconventional memoir, Goldie Hawn invites us to join her in an inspirational look back at the people, places, and events that have touched her. It is the spiritual journey of a heart in search of enlightenment.

With her trademark effervescence, Goldie delivers a personal look at private and powerful events that carried her through her father’s spontaneity; her mother’s courage; and the joy of being a daughter, a sister, a parent, and a lover. She writes about her childhood dreams of becoming a ballerina. She takes us on a tour of her go-go years in 1960s New York City, the phenomenon of TV’s Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In , her Oscar-winning debut in Cactus Flower and Hollywood stardom. She writes intimately about the challenges of love, anger and fear, and the importance of compassion and integrity. She speaks openly about her family, her partner Kurt Russell, her children; her faith, her curiosity for that which she doesn’t yet know, and her thirst for knowledge. Most of all, it is a trip back through a life well lived by a woman well loved.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Audiobook, Humor

460 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Goldie Jean Hawn is an American Academy Award-winning actress, director and producer. She is best known for starring in popular film comedies of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Reviews

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A conversation with my 13 year old brother, which I am entering as a review for posterity's sake.)

Brother (who has been examining the book): I'm sorry, but this is just a horrible name for a book.

Me: What?!?

Brother: "A Lotus Grows in the Mud"? Why would anyone name their book that?

Me: It's not that weird! Look, a lotus is a beautiful flower and it can only grow in the mud - that's why the book is called that.

Brother: Oh. *pause* Actually, I was confusing the word lotus with the word locust...

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part of me can't believe I'm giving this book a 5, but on reflection I really enjoyed reading it so there you go. I was actually in tears several times while reading the book (and not because it was so bad). I'm not a big Goldie Hawn fan - I enjoyed Foul Play & Private Benjamin but I haven't seen most of her movies. I do, however, love reading autobiographies & biographies, especially of people in the arts, so I thought she might have some good stories to tell.

This memoir is not like most memoirs. It's more like a combination of memoir and self-help book. And I hate self-help books. But somehow it all works. So people looking for a straightforward "I made this movie, then this movie, then this one" etc. will be disappointed. I would have enjoyed hearing more about the actual making of some of her movies but since I'm not an uber fan, I wasn't crushed by the omission.

Goldie organizes the book into chapters about Courage, Wonder, Faith, Compassion etc. She then tells a vignette from her life that relates to that word. She writes about what she learned from that experience and ties it into the larger picture of what it means to be a human being. This is not a book for cynics or those who hate reading about faith, spirituality, philosophy and religion. A cynic's head might explode if they attempt to read this book.

Goldie is the quintessential 1970's California hippie/new ager. She is aware of this and can laugh at herself for being such a stereotype. This book reminded me of the memoirs of Shirley MacClaine & Richard Chamberlain. If the 3 of them are not friends, then they should be! I enjoy reading about the spiritual path people take and how (all three of them) tie it into what it's like to become a wealthy, famous actor. How do you keep centered in such a situation? From the tabloids it is obvious that many actors do not. Demi Moore should really talk to Goldie. It'd do her good.

In the forward, Goldie mentions that she will not be writing a tell-all book, which got me concerned that the book would be shallow and boring. And while it is not a negative tell-all book, she does go into parts of her life that were unhappy or negative. I think it helps that Goldie came from a normal family that loved each other and nothing really horrid ever happened to her.

The one thing that bugged me about the book was that she did not really recognize how her wealth has made it possible to live such a life. Yes, it would be awesome to rent a house in Ibiza for the entire summer to "get away from things". To travel to Israel and India when she is feeling sad over a loved one's death. To have the money to support cool charities that she gets to go on adventures with. To live in a beautiful mansion on the beach where she can stare at the ocean and meditate. It's a lot harder when you work 60 hours a week at three minimum wage jobs and live in ratty apartment in an ugly town. She does say she is aware of her charmed life but I'm not sure she really is. She became famous and wealthy so young and never struggled in her life. However, she could have developed into a vapid, materialistic housewives of Beverly Hills type woman so I've got to give her props for trying to keep it real.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do not really care to hear about the private lives of most Hollywood celebrities. However, I do like biographies about how people worked hard, overcame their mistakes, and succeeded--and that is exactly this book!
I was actually quite surprised that I liked this book so well. Goldie was down to earth and not ditsy!
She uses her life stories to give life advice. Some people may not like the advice; and some said that in GR reviews.
I thought most of her advice was right on and I think all the aspiring actresses and young starlets could benefit from Goldie's ideas about life.

[Beverly Duffy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite movies overboard. I loved reading this book. I love hearing about overcoming obstacles and her life with her children. She shares her early life experiences. She shares a brief look at her children and her relationship with Kurt. The book shares Goldie energy through her stories. Her book is also a form of self - help. Her motivational messages inspires you to become your true self.

[Mellissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I now hate Goldie Hawn. The book itself was well written. But now I totally dislike Goldie Hawn. She is a ridiculous spoiled brat. And by the way, she's not acting. That ditzy blonde she always plays...that's really her. I was so disappointed not to find her to be a savvy comedienne. booo.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this delightful and touching autobiography! Goldie Hawn did a lovely job of displaying the stories of her life in a spirited and truly sincere manner. I found the part in the hospital when she was willing her baby son to live with the touch of her hand especially moving. The way she (with great credit to her mother) viewed and dealt with a brief occurrence of sexual abuse by a stranger in her childhood was surprising and I thought their delicate and overcoming response to the situation was almost uplifting, for such a controversial and horrible topic. She also shares tales of her love for acting and dancing (many very humorous and fun), as well as her (more serious and introspective) insights and observations in the Cold War-era Soviet Union and her work with Operation Smile. Her voice comes through clearly and even though it's been a few years now since I first read Goldie's book, I still remember a lot of her stories and musings. Primarily, it's her upbeat and compassionate outlook on life that made this such a refreshing and wonderful read for me. I'm excited to read it again someday!

[Mom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember Goldie Hawn from being a young teen and watching her on Laugh-In. Not too much of that show because my parents didn't care for it but I still was able to catch a few episodes. Outside of a few movies over the years, Goldie hasn't been in the public's eye and I lost track of her. I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with Goldie and learning what a wonderful, interesting and sensitive person she is. I'm ten years behind in reading this and I wonder "How is she doing?" I would love to find out. I hope she is doing well and enjoying her family and her life.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goldie seems sweet but loopy. I read Jane Fonda's book (which was published around the same time) and loved it...I guess I was expecting a similar caliber of writing/story telling from Goldie and that just didn't happen. It's a light read and not terrible. She just comes off oddly preach-y in a lot of it.

[Aria · Rating 1 out of 5]

I expected this to have some bits that were ridiculous, b/c everyone knows Goldie is kind of flighty and, well, not exactly known for profound deep-thinking. I encountered some of this fluff and passed on by it, knowing that it was part of who she was, and so that's fine. After all, I was reading this b/c I was after the story being told of her getting from from point A to point B. I finally had enough though, in Chapter 10, entitled as "trusting men."

Basically, in chapter 10 Goldie, in all her wisdom, becomes an apologist for rape culture and explains to us who just don't get it that those poor, pathetic, yet still ever so manly men, have no control over their own gd actions. Therefore, it's to be expected that they will cheat and lie and take advantage of women's bodies b/c, you know, penis. That's right. B/c penis we girls just can't expect them to keep their gd hands to their selves. It's really on us when they fail to treat women like autonomous human beings, b/c we shouldn't expect so much from them.....again, b/c penis.

So, here are some bits I will pull from pages 124-126, which I read out loud to my male room mate. Firstly, her description referencing some previously discussed incidents of men treating her as an object to be possessed and used at will for their amusement, "I had left my rose-tinted family values behind and somehow come to be regarded as a strange sexual object by people who didn’t even know me. I had been leered at and groped almost daily. More than any childhood experience I’d had, even the young man kneeling on my bedroom floor in Takoma Park, the Al Capps and the subway jerks and the seedy bargoers of this city had almost succeeded in breaking my spirit, in making me lose my faith in men."

After that summation Goldie then references a previously described blackout she had been through w/ strangers and neighbors in her apartment, during which no one manhandled her. Therefore, using Goldie logic, the whole of the city was cooperative and everyone behaved in all the burroughs, you know, b/c people in her apartment didn't grope her. Following that, somehow it is supposed to make sense that men act shit b/c it's not their fault. I will jump ahead 2 paragraphs now and let her tell you herself.

"I have since come to learn a lot about men, about why they behave the way they do. Men had to protect their women and children when we were all out roaming the earth. They were the hunters. They became sexual animals that wanted multiple partners. I am so happy I was born a girl, because I have never had to struggle with that innate need to spread my seed or impregnate a mate.

Instead, I have learned over the years to feel a deep understanding for how difficult it is for men just to be male, to have this hormone raging through their blood like a drug. It makes it difficult to control their behavior. Just going out on the street can be hard for men because the sight of a girl in a short skirt, even if she has a bag over her head, ignites them physically. It goes directly to their sexual energy.

Men fight such impulses every day, especially in their prime years, always having to corral themselves because they have a family, a wife or responsibilities, because they have to be good boys, be part of society and hold down a job. We women can’t identify with the frustration that they feel at having to bottle that up. If we could have testosterone shot into us daily and experience what happens to our tempers, our sexual energy and our destructive forces, we would be horrified.

Most important, I no longer blame the male sex. I may not like it when they misbehave or are disrespectful to women; it doesn’t feel good, and, in fact, it hurts. But then I try to summon my higher self, the one that gets to observe, and look at the bigger picture. Only then can I see what happened and understand that when they say, “But I love you, honey, it didn’t mean anything,” the sad part is that for them, it didn’t.

The man who jerked off in front of me at the Peppermint Box probably went home to his wife and kids. Similarly, the photographer who groped me in the darkroom, or the two thugs on the subway. If I had acted differently, if I had responded to their advances, it wouldn’t have made any difference to them. They would merely have satisfied an urge, like scratching an itch, and—as sure as eggs are eggs—the itch would have come back sooner rather than later, with someone else."

So there you have it. After reading this I was all, "wtf,?!" So I checked the publishing date, thinking this has to be some old bullshit. Nope. 2005, people. Not even last century, but rather barely more than a mere decade ago she was writing this condescending, apologist crap for dispensation to the unenlightened masses. Nevermind that this line of thinking has been repeatedly debunked on all sides, or that it turns men into mindless, penis-driven automatons. We ladies could never have any designs at promiscuity, and we certainly never hunted in the past, so there's no way we could ever grasp the male sex-drive. Of course, it has nothing to do w/ entitled men in a patriarchal culture, or w/ unreigned desires for power, and fragile, overly inflated male egos hyped up on the myths of masculinity. Nah. That's obviously just hogwash....b/c testosterone (which, by the way Goldie, women have their fair share of), and b/c penis. Women of course were never historically attempting to procreate as much as possible so as to ensure the survival of the gene pool....no, that's solely the domain of penis-wielders, according to the all-wise, all-knowing Goldie. (ffs.)

So, like I said, I read that out loud to my male room mate. He got this scrunched up look on his face, and then sighed. He said, "She's been married to Kurt Russell for too long." I said, "I can't believe Kate Hudson is her daughter," which he apparently hadn't known, and also found to be surprising. Why? B/c Kate doesn't come off as so approval-needy, particularly when we are talking about men. Although I could be very wrong, since I obviously do not know her, I get the impression Hudson would not hesitate to tell some guy to get bent when appropriate, much as I felt like telling her mom after reading that garbage.

Like I said, I'd already let a bunch of stuff go just to arrive at the crap-show at the end of that chapter. So I called it done. Decided I didn't care how she got to point B if I was going to have to wade through muddy thinking such as that. In this case, the lotus that grew here was perhaps Hudson, from the shallow and murky universe inhabited by her muddled-thinking mother. That was my take-away, and I can honestly say I wish Goldie had taken this chance to show her image of fluff-brain blonde was just an image. What this book demonstrated, however, was that in this case, the image seems to be spot-on. She may be a nice person, idk, but even if so, that wouldn't mean she has any idea what the heck she's talking about. I'll stick to the science, thank you. (Incidentally Goldie, that science says the crap you are ever so convinced of here, is bullshit. It's easy to find information, if you are ever inclined to do so.)

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

While giving one a view into her life as a child and the start of her career, Goldie Hawn also tells of the importance of the lessons she's learned. Be it from her mother or father, disappointment, death or soul searching, Goldie admits she hasn't the answers to the big questions in life but loves her family wholeheartedly and they are her cornerstone. "Each of us goes through transitions and transformations. The important thing is that we acknowledge them and learn from them. That is the idea behind this book. Not to tell my life story, but to speak openly and from the heart..." Deeply spiritual and moving, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and understanding in her story.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️ This one surprised me. It felt authentic, and I enjoyed the stories she shared. I did not know she didn't start out as a comedic actress. It actually surprised her mom and herself that people thought she was funny. In my mind, I heard her talking and pictured her expressions. As expected, there are heavy parts and sweet parts; the whole time, you felt like, "Yes, this is Goldie Hawn." 🙂
My 4 favorite things from the book
1. She followed her own path and was not worried about conforming
2. Wonder is important to her and was something her dad spoke of often
3. She loves to dance.
4. She also gets the giggles at the worst possible time. I am guilty of that as well.
If you're curious, pick this book up. 💗

[Bert · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a book that’s over 450 pages I was expecting a lot more information about Goldie’s life. She talks very little about her career and life and so much about her beliefs and spirituality, which was a disappointment if im being honest. I want to hear about the movies!! It was still a good read and am glad to have finally read it. It was so big and heavy as a hardcover it’ll be nice to give my poor arms a rest

[Linda Langford · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the glimpses of Goldie Hawn’s life that she shared within this book. If you like Goldie, you’ll probably like her stories, too. 😀

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was curious to learn more about Goldie’s life having watched a few of her movies, Overboard-by far my favorite, and I was surprised by a lot of the traumatic and negative experiences Goldie experienced. Fortunately for Goldie, she had a strong familial support and has such an uplifting perspective on her life despite all she has endured. (Audio)

[Eric WT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goldie Hawn has a beautiful voice for reading audio books!

[Mary K · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a stunningly beautiful book. I've long loved Goldie Hawn's movies but this book took my breath away. Beautifully written. What a multi-faceted gift Goldie Hawn is to this world! What an amazing loving funny big-hearted individual. Goldie - please write another book!!

[Koren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't seen very many of her movies, but I remember her best from the Laugh-in days. So I was disappointed that she didn't really say a lot about Laugh-in. I was also surprised that she was single and then all of a sudden you begin a new chapter and she was married. She barely mentions her first husband and their relationship. It seems they had a wonderful marriage until all of a sudden they didn't . She doesn't really delve into any of her relationships, including her relationships with her children, but instead chooses to focus on giving us words of wisdom. Unless you are a big fan I would skip this one.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this was an excellent autobiography of Goldie's life.It was more than just a biogrpahy,it was very inspirational as well. A lot of times I found myself reading more about her spiritual life than I did about her movies and acting. I think she could have told a little bit more about that, especially about her days on Laugh-In, but she did tell a lot of info on how she got started and how she was a dancer in her early years. She also tells a little bit about certain movies.

I like how she told a story in the point of view as if she was experiencing it right then and there; I was especially impressed with her excellent remembrence of her conversations. She had a lot of conversations in the book, which surprised me that she could remember so much of them, and it made it feel kind of like you were reading a regular novel, rather than a biography, which was alright.

After she told a story, most times she went on to analyze the story with a life lesson. I really liked that she did that. There were so many times were I said to myself, 'I want to write this passage down, because it's so meaningful/inspirational'; It was something I didn't want to forget.

Overall, I think this was a great book; it was very long, but it has a lot of stories, which is good, it also has plenty of pictures too, from her childhood, all the way until now. I think this is a great book for all Goldie fans to read, but also, anyone who is looking for inspiration, and just a good person to look up to. After reading this book, I found her more wonderful than I already thought she was. :)

[Kitt-e-kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goldie is such a sweet hearted celebrity. This book is like reading a script about her life for a movie. She describes full details about all different life stories growing up (in order) to her adulthood life. She does not get in much details about her marriages or her different movies she was in. It is more about her life experiences and her thought of what she felt was right. She started out being a dancer and then acting came natural for her by accident doing a Romeo and Julliet play in college. She's been in alot of movies but she does not talk about every movie she's done. She only mentions a very few movies if there was a story behind it. Closer to the end of the book after she has met her soul mate (Kurt Russell) she travels to different countries for different causes so it gets slow in those chapters of the book but overall it's a long book but I stayed interested in her life stories without having to read about someone going in a downward spiral in life like most celebrities. Her goal in life is to being positive and trying to live a happy living.

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not a fan of celebrities, nor do I follow their latest shenanigans, but find an occasional memoir of interest. I enjoyed reading about Goldie's childhood, but the rest of the book I found to be shallow and self aggrandizing, boasting of being so wise, wonderful and generous, and justifying her lifestyle. All while leaving her babies with nannies to travel the world to find herself and inner peace. Good grief. I feel sorry for this woman and her children.

[Megan Vaughan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seriously, could she be any more boring?

[Just A Girl With Spirit · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love and have so much respect for this woman. Loved learning about her life.

[Carrie The Fairy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goldie Hawn is really a beautiful soul. I loved this book & I loved her stories.

[Valerie Mauk · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was very disappointed in this book. Goldie tells about her philosophies, and I thought it was a biographical novel. I was bored to tears.

[Bill Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that I received so much more from than what I thought I would get as I started.

I had no thought of Goldie as a spiritual teacher or mentor when I started. But she teaches something in each chapter. Her teaching is based on life experiences. Rich life experiences. She is always a bit in a state of wonder that all this has happened to her. But she embraces life. f

She seeks God or the divine in every part of her life. Born and raised Jewish, with one parent Jewish and the other Christian, she has the kind of childhood we hope for. Her parents are both capable of sharing ideas that linger, that she clings to, that she makes part of the mantra of how she lives. Simple phrases or complex tales of depth. She is deeply loved and has such for her parents. This guides her later in so many ways as she becomes a parent, and in her eventual arrival at a lifelong partnership with Kurt Russell.

Her love of many places in the world, and especially places in India, open doors to worlds I have not known. Her willingness to be open to what God may have for her next leads a very unique spiritual journey. Hers is not mine. But I have learned the limits of only listening to Christian writers. I have been opened, like a lotus flower, to hear from people who seek God with all their hearts.

Goldie is of course never the ditsy, giggling character she developed for her most public first role in Laugh In. As Hollywood soon found out, she is a leader. She is a voice for women. She is a person who seeks and is committed to truth telling. She is a person who will not share things that are part of the intimacy of close relationshps. I don't mean there isn't intimacy in what she shares. I just mean she respects boundaries and there is no feeling that she writes about anyone in a way that they would be uncomfortable with, so you are not uncomfortable reading. This no "tell all" book. It is a book, more than anything else, of spiritual guidance. She assumes no role of self-importance in her spiritual sharing. But she trusts that what she shares has value. And so of course it does.

As a girl, somewhat shy. You never lose that entirely. But as a woman, she becomes comfortable in stepping forward, in trusting that she has vital things to say, and in hoping that what she shares may be as life changing for others as it has been for her.

I was never a Goldie fanboy. I always liked her. Laughed with her. Found her attractive but not in a man-woman wouldn't it be nice kind of way. She is loving. She is kind. She can play the heavy, but always, there is some part of Goldie reaching out to people, and giving of herself.

This is a book about giving, about understanding that a "successful life" has opportunities to reach out and do more in the world. It would not occur to her to just sit in the spoils of her exploits. What she has been given, she will also share willingly. Love that has touched her comes in many forms. A young disfigured boy as part of the massive operation of Operation Smile. Another young boy who persists as a salesman to her, but eventually offers himself as a guide and becomes one she absolutely trusts. He knows where to go, what to see, how to live, and also many times introduces others who have wares to sell but in the humility of people who don't impose themselves on you.

Goldie has dear friends from childhood for life. She is a sister that never loses the depths of sisterhood or of being children of the same parents. She probably sees herself first as a daughter, then as a mother, and within those boundaries has the joy of becoming a strong mate after two relationships in marriage have ended short of the goal. She understands the power her world gives her, but also how that takes away from a man who accompanies her but is never the center of attention. It seems only natural and very necessary that she and Kurt Russell, both of whom have their own spotlights to shine in, can have a relationship of depth and courage and loving parenthood and all that it is.

It would be an honor to count Goldie as a friend. She certainly has many stories to tell. But she wants to hear your story too. The narcissism of places like Hollywood doesn't seem to have robbed her of innocence, of kindness, of maturity, or of inherent goodness and love.

This is not a celebrity biography that you end up wishing you didn't know some things you now know about the famous person. Goldie is more like an Accidental Tourist in the world of fame. Yet, she wears it well, doesn't dismiss it or try to show you her worthiness beyond the circles of fame.

She trusts that she has a story that was meant to be shared. She trusts that if you are reading, you are willing to be taught. It's never self-involved to me. It is more like...here are these wonderful things that have happened in my life. Perhaps some doors that opened for me can open for you, simply in the telling of these possibilities.

So I fully accept her as a spiritual teacher that I can learn from, not in spite of our different faiths, but in celebration of those things we hold dear and in common as seekers after God's love here and in the worlds to come.

If I saw her, I would thank her for the courage to write a book so deep and touching. I would thank her for the courage to trust that she has a story worth sharing. I would thank her that she didn't just write a book as the next thing that you do to perpetuate an image. She wrote a book in the same way that she rose as a young woman to be a leader of women and a model of women rising in an industry that often preferred that they not rise. She realizes her power comes from a belief that she and all her sisters in womanhood matter and must be heard from to balance the narrative in a world that too often expects men to dominate it.

So yes, please read. Please enjoy. Know that your time will be well spent. Know that you will gain a friend. And that you will miss her when you finish the book.

[Sabrina Moutarde · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulous, fabulous book. Goldie is FULL of wisdom. I am so sad I've finished it. I know I will reread it again in the future as I will want to revisit those nuggets of wisdom. Her storytelling is captivating. I highly recommend the audiobook.

Goldie takes you through moments from her childhood through to the joys of becoming a grandmother. And everything in-between. What is most striking to me is her WISDOM 🌺 through life's journey.

I particularly enjoyed hearing about the love and bond with her parents.
Coming to understand her own personal struggles, her integrity, and how the title of the memior is so poinient once you have listened/read, it is special to me.

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent memoir from 2005. Goldie had help from professional journalist Wendy Holden who has coauthored many biographies.

Goldie gives us a brilliant overview of her start and rise to stardom. Her giggly blonde character on Laugh-In was just a character. Goldie is very smart and became a star by knowing what roles to take on and how to perform them. She also produced and directed movies.

I only wish she had gone into more detail on the making of some of her movies like Overboard. She states at the start that she does not give details of her love life but I’d like to have know more about her and Kurt Russell. (Though she definitely seems happy with their relationship.)

The book has many surprises and some deep meanings are discussed that I never expected.
A very good memoir. (And I’ve read a few hundred)

[Tonya Hollinger · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe the soft tone that Goldie Hawn has just isn't up my alley. A good story that reminded me just how much older she is than she looks and just how nice she is. If you want a soft autobiography that won't haunt your dreams or make you question the moral compass of a celebrity then this might just be the one for you. If you like a soft narrator, get this one in audible.

[Connie B · Rating 3 out of 5]

fair enough

I didn’t know Goldie except what I saw on laugh in. Fairly interesting autobiography
and some nice quotes about life in general.

[Sarah Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read could use less advice but her story was special. Wish she wrote more about Kurt.