Being Martha, Lloyd Allen
Being Martha, Lloyd Allen
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Being Martha
The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life

Author: Lloyd Allen

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 5 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Marthas family, close friends and colleagues, Allen reveals the woman behind the public image, following her from childhood to the early days of her catering business to the huge success of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and her two new TV shows.

About Lloyd Allen

Lloyd Allen is a longstanding friend and former neighbor of Martha Stewart. He has been involved with music videos since the earliest days of MTV and VH1 and is now working on cutting-edge Internet entertainment projects. He is one of Martha’s daughter Alexis’ closest friends.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie on April 28, 2021

I LOVE Martha Stewart and was hoping for a more in-depth biography. This book did give me more insight into her life than the haters who constantly write about her, but I still feel like I don’t know much about her as a person after reading it. I hope she writes her own autobiography someday. I’d lo......more

Goodreads review by Scott on December 11, 2018

I must admit, given that Martha Stewart herself probably approved of the book and probably contributed to it, I feel comfortable reading this knowing it's not a hash job. At the same time the book avoids fawning over this celebrity which makes it well-balanced to read. Doubtlessly the book strives t......more

Goodreads review by Tara on May 07, 2023

Format Read: Audio free with Audible membership Review: This was entertaining and well done, but would I simple would prefer if Martha had been the one to write and read her story. Recommended For: Those who like Martha Stewart......more

Goodreads review by Ann on February 24, 2010

I have had a bit of an obsession with Martha Stewart of late, so I figured this biography by one of Martha's friends would be a fun audiobook, if probably extremely skewed. And it was exactly that. It was a lot more interesting and readable than I expected it to be, but the writing wasn't great (ful......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on August 07, 2015

I found the Audible version a good listen.......more