Fantastically written life of a very interesting woman. Despite her life in Hollywood, the story stays completely hers, both the good and the bad. The writing never devolves into name dropping or airing her grievances. She obviously very much loves and cares for animals, and even when writing about the trials of being around big cats and elephants, she stresses how how it is not their fault. I'm glad she was able to tell her own story on her own terms.