Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far

by Bristol Palin, Nancy French (With)

Overview

When her mother, Sarah Palin, became the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008, Bristol Palin was instantly propelled into the national spotlight, becoming the focus of intense public and national media scrutiny at the age of seventeen. In Not Afraid of Life, she shares with readers for the first time ever personal moments from her life—from her Alaskan roots to her pregnancy and single motherhood to her star turn on TV’s enormously popular Dancing with the Stars. This candid memoir is a heartfelt true story of a woman who is centered by her strong Christian faith and is Not Afraid of Life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062089380
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.76(w) x 8.56(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Bristol Palin appeared on ABC-TV’s Dancing with the Stars, where she reached the finals and ultimately placed third. She frequently speaks in front of groups across the country, where she focuses on inspirational and pro-life topics.

Nancy French is the author of Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War and Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle. She is also the editor of SixSeeds.tv, a pop culture-focused magazine for parents, and lives in Tennessee with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Where It All Began 9

Chapter 2 First Impressions 29

Chapter 3 Losing It 41

Chapter 4 Not Like Other Families 53

Chapter 5 Failing the Test 75

Chapter 6 Van Palin and Other Surprises 87

Chapter 7 Unconventional 107

Chapter 8 Looking the Part 117

Chapter 9 Sinking In 135

Chapter 10 Not Picture Perfect 149

Chapter 11 Already Ben There 175

Chapter 12 Home 191

Chapter 13 Home Is Where the U-Haul Is 209

Chapter 14 There's Plenty of Fish in the Sea 213

Chapter 15 Shaking What My Momma Gave Me 221

Chapter 16 Seeing Things Clearly 247

Acknowledgments 255

Editorial Reviews

She writes convincingly, and humbly, of how she was able to move beyond her feelings of shame and Hester Prynne-like social ostracism.” — Washington Post

From the Publisher

She writes convincingly, and humbly, of how she was able to move beyond her feelings of shame and Hester Prynne-like social ostracism.

Washington Post

She writes convincingly, and humbly, of how she was able to move beyond her feelings of shame and Hester Prynne-like social ostracism.

Washington Post