In this revealing and dishy memoir, Rinna leads with intense family trauma, describing the tragic losses of her beloved mother, Lois, from a stroke in 2021, as well as intimately detailing her father\u2019s assisted suicide and her half-sister\u2019s accidental overdose at age 21. Rinna attributes her Season 12 departure from Bravo\u2019s\u00a0Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\u00a0to the immense grief and repressed anger she was processing while trying to film episodes for the series and keep her composure intact. Her on-camera appearances became rage-filled and volatile; she posted about them on social media, and they collectively drove home the fact that her relationship with the\u00a0Real Housewives\u00a0franchise has always been complicated. Rinna\u2019s juicy ordeals with Bravo form the simmering centerpieces of the book, giving fans what they want most, despite the author\u2019s attempts to dispense early-career highlights or perspectives on how she lost her mojo in her 30s but regained her power in her 40s and beyond. She never skimps on the scandalous when describing the \u201cenemy territory\u201d toxic atmosphere of a\u00a0Housewives\u00a0reunion, her resignation from Bravo at age 60, or warning then-newcomer Erika Jayne that \u201cBravo is the casino, we\u2019re the players, and the house always wins.\u201d Incorporating plenty of sass, hype, personality, and unflinching honesty, Rinna presents a smoothly written, satisfying combination of intimate anecdotes and family stories, commentaries about aging and cosmetic preservation in Hollywood, female friendship dynamics, motherhood, marriage to Harry Hamlin, fashion, and \u201cthe ongoing evolution of being a woman.\u201d Then she gleefully circles back to the melodramatic \u201cblood sport\u201d dustups on the series, a subject she reliably depicts with brio. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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