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IN A MEMOIR THAT IS AS WILDLY FUNNY AS IT IS EMOTIONALLY SHATTERING, SELMA BLAIR TELLS THE CAPTIVATING STORY OF GROWING UP AND FINDING HER TRUTH.

MEAN BABY

“Elegantly expressed… Evocative… This generous, moving book… roams intuitively, assuredly, between past and present… For years Blair looked to astrologers, mediums, and healers to tell her story… She herself is the right person.” —Susan Burton, The New York Times

“Blair engages with her MS starkly and movingly…[She] puts it all out there.” Joanne Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal

“Selma Blair is not afraid to go there when it comes to sharing the ups and downs of her personal life — particularly in the wake of her 2018 Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis — but never before has she shared such shocking details from her past.” —Kara Warner, People Magazine

“In Mean Baby, an intensely self-aware and cheerfully self-revealing Blair explores the abundant darkness arising from her fraught relationships with her mother, men, alcohol and, ultimately, multiple sclerosis. In different hands, this might make for a more painful read. But throughout her breezy narrative, Blair’s wry humor and her chatty, confiding tone make you feel that you’re spending 300 pages with a smart and, yes, slightly bratty new friend” Jennifer LaRue, The Washington Post

“A beautiful tale about how this person learned to love a new version of herself.” —Rachel Martin, NPR’s Morning Edition

“If you thought you knew Selma Blair, think again.” —Marie Claire

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