Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, known as Big Edie and Little Edie, were the aunt and cousin of former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. They led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton. Their home was surrounded by overgrown gardens, and filled with fleas, cats, raccoons, and old cans and rubbish. In 1976, the release of a documentary film also called 'Grey Gardens' highlighted their unique lives among the East Hampton elite, and introduced the Beales to their cult ...
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Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, known as Big Edie and Little Edie, were the aunt and cousin of former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. They led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton. Their home was surrounded by overgrown gardens, and filled with fleas, cats, raccoons, and old cans and rubbish. In 1976, the release of a documentary film also called 'Grey Gardens' highlighted their unique lives among the East Hampton elite, and introduced the Beales to their cult fan following. In 1975, Lois Wright, a fellow artist and dear friend of the Beales, was invited to live with them in Grey Gardens. Wright kept a journal of her thirteen months with the Beales, and using those logs, has developed this book. 'My Life at Grey Gardens' offers the reader an intimate look at the daily lives of the Beales, and chronicles the events from Lois's arrival at the house through the passing of Big Edith Bouvier Beale in 1977.
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Edith Beale and her daughter Edie were the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. They led a very unique and artistic life together in a disheveled home in the East Hamptons; a mansion known as Grey Gardens. This book is written by and from the perspective of Lois Wright, the sole surviving Grey Gardens insider. Wright tells in her journal entries the experiences of the 13 months she spent with the 'Big Edie' and 'Little Edie' Beale. She depicts the odd but loving relationship betweena mother and her daughter, describing the somewhat eccentric behavior and the beauty of their totally unconventional, disconnected existence in Grey Gardens. By reading this book, I learned a whole new way of thinking and a different outlook on the world. Her writings and their lives are something few know of, but most should, and has inspired me to live life on the far side. I loved it. I recommend it as a need to read as well as the documentary film and movie. Drew Barrymore plays a wonderful Little Edie Beale!
