Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated

Alison Arngrim

Harper Collins, Jun 15, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is Alison Arngrim’s comic memoir of growing up as one of television’s most memorable characters—the devious Nellie Oleson on the hit television show Little House on the Prairie. With behind-the-scenes stories from the set, as well as tales from her bohemian upbringing in West Hollywood and her headline-making advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is a must for fans of everything Little House: the classic television series and its many stars like Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert; Gilbert’s bestselling memoir Prairie Tale... and, of course, the beloved series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that started it all.

Contents

• Mom dad and liberace: 1
• the Castle: 17
• Keeping Secrets: 27
• Somethings gotta give: 41
• welcome to walnut grove: 55
• taking Some Heat: 73
• Palace on the Prairie: 93
• Michael Sinner and Saint: 111
• the PublicitySeeking Missile: 127
• Melissa and Me or to Pee or Not to Pee: 149
• the Infamous wheelchair episode: 167
• Boobs Boys and Satan: 181
• Being Sold into Marriage the arrival of Steve tracy: 199
• on My own: 207
• A Change in the Relationship: 233
• Michael Gets the Last Laugh: 247
• They Love MeThey Really Really Love Me: 265
• Happy Ever After: 289

About the author

Alison Arngrim starred as Nellie Oleson for seven years on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She also guest-starred on The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and the NBC movie of the week I Married Wyatt Earp. She has appeared in numerous films and plays, and her stand up comedy show, "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," has become a worldwide phenomenon. Arngrim also volunteers for nonprofit organizations such as AIDS Project Los Angeles and the National Association to Protect Children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
• Author: Alison Arngrim
• Edition: unabridged
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2010
• ISBN: 0062000101, 9780062000101
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Family & Relationships / Abuse / Child Abuse; Family & Relationships / Dysfunctional Families; Family & Relationships / Friendship; Family & Relationships / Love & Romance; Family & Relationships / Military Families; Performing Arts / Comedy