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Informationen zum Autor Born into Hollywood aristocracy in 1937, the daughter of actor Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda, Jane Fonda's childhood was marked with unhappiness and tragedy. Her relationship with her father Henry Fonda was never loving even though she followed his profession, studying acting with Lee Strasberg in New York, then living in Paris. Jane Fonda's award winning films include Barbarella , They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Klute and Coming Home for which she won two oscars. Her credits, as film producer, include Nine to Five and On Golden Pond. In the 1980s she revolutionised the fitness industry with a series of workout videos. Her political protests against the Vietnam War caused much controversy in the States, and she continues to be an active advocate on environmental issues, human rights and the empowerment of women. Klappentext Virago Press and the Asham Award, the foremost prize for stories by women, present a collection of tales to send you to places you've never been before . . . Here are stories of people who journey far and those who get as far as their dreams;of strange things in suitcases and of roads that should not have been taken; of exotic cities and shabby seaside towns; of leaving lovers to hit the open road; of the humour that comes of getting lost abroad. Some are about running away, and some about coming home. With new stories from Helen Dunmore and Susie Boyt and a tale by Angela Carter, this is a book to tuck in your backpack, your case, your carryon or, to enjoy, deep in your armchair. You are about to go on a wonderful journey... ........... The Sussex home of Virginia Woolf - Asham House - has been the source and support of this celebrated prize since 1995. This year's collection was judged by Helen Dunmore, Sara Wheeler and Virago's Lennie Goodings Fiction www.ashamaward.com Zusammenfassung I have significant ones that will haunt me forever and which I hope I have been brave enough to confront in this book' Jane Fonda in the preface to My Life So Far. Now in her 60s, Fonda looks back over her life but also forward to the future....
