My First Five Husbands...and the Ones Who Got Away: A Memoir

If you love the Golden Girls you will enjoy Rue's book. She speaks with honesty and tons of wit about her life and loves. Rue is so much like her on screen Golden Girl character, it's hard to tell them apart. A very insightful and juicy read about the joys and hearbreak of a free spirited woman.

I love "The Golden Girls" and couldn't wait to read Rue McClanahan's autobiography. She writes in a manically bubbly style, gushing over the highs and lows of a long show-biz career and a love-life so hot it would make even Blanche Devereaux blush. Eddie Rue McClanahan was born into a conservative Oklahoma family during the Depression, and from an early age wanted desperately to be popular. Popular, to Rue, meant being loved and adored by men, and she was always falling in love too easily. She was a struggling stage actress with two quick marriages and divorces under her belt when she met Norman Lear who began casting her in TV sitcoms. Two more divorces later, she landed the role of the man-hungry Blanche. Breast cancer and husband number 5 bring her story up to date. I was fascinated with Rue's unfailing optimism, her gritty determination to succeed as an actress, and her abysmally poor decisions when it came to men. Now in her seventies, Rue is still the belle of the ball. She names names and doesn't pull any punches in this book; Rue's fans won't be able to put it down.

I absolutely LOVED this book! Rue is hilarious! Lots of great pictures and info. Alot of info on Golden Girls as well. Highly recommended. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!

Absolutley amazing! I couldn't put this book down. I have been a fan of Rue's for a long time, but I never quite realized just how much she has been through. This book is a must have! I love her honesty, and her sense of humor shines through brightly!

This book is brilliant! One of the best books to come along...I've already raved about it to all my friends and we're all buying it for our moms to celebrate Mother's Day! A must read for 2007!! Difficult to put down, it's a real life page turner! What a great story!! Rue McClanahan is the greatest!!

Loved this book! I stayed up all night and finished it. I could not put it down. Rue is such an interesting woman and her writing style is such that you feel you are chatting with a friend. A very honest friend who loves men! Rue has led such an incredible life - I am glad she chose to share it with us.