Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett. He was the handsome Academy Award–nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie’s Angel, whose poster adorned the bedroom walls of teenage boys everywhere. One of the most storied love affairs in Hollywood history, their romance has captivated fans and media alike for more than three decades. In a … decades. In a tragic turn, the world lost Farrah after a tragic battle with cancer in 2009, but in his intimate memoir Both of Us, Ryan brings their relationship to vivid life.
Fans of each other from afar, Ryan and Farrah met through her husband, Lee Majors, and fell passionately in love. Soon, however, reality threatened their happiness and they struggled with some serious matters, including the disintegration of Farrah’s marriage; Ryan’s troubled relationship with his daughter, Tatum, and son, Griffin; mismatched career trajectories; and raising their young son, Redmond—all leading Ryan and Farrah to an inevitable split in 1997.
Ryan fought to create a life on his own but never stopped longing for Farrah. Eventually he realized that he had lost his true soul mate. Older and wiser, he and Farrah found their way back to each other and were excited to start a new life together. But their bliss was cut short when Farrah was diagnosed with cancer and passed away just three years later.
Ryan’s deep love for Farrah and his devotion to preserving her memory are evident in Both of Us. Drawing on decades’ worth of personal records and keepsakes, he has included never-before-seen photographs, letters exchanged between him and Farrah, and his own diaries, making this a poignant and compelling memento for her fans. Written with candor and emotional honesty, it is a true Hollywood love story.
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Loved learning about Farrah and Ryan. I found out they were very real people. Sad story, but fascinating.
what a heartbreaking story, I was totally engrossed in this. I loved Ryan’s words and his power to love. I could not put this down until I was done. At least he has one good kid, I guess.
I highly recommend.
Interesting book a love story
Very Honest
Great bio read about two of Hollywood’s most charming celebrities.
Very interesting to read about the lives of all these real-life characters!
Entertaining, and tragic. Very poorly written but a nice insight , albeit one sided, of a beautiful lady.
Love this book
Mr. O’ Neal bares his soul to the world in this book.
Not the best written however I felt it to be honest and vulnerable
It is ok as usual he blames his ex-wives for the damage to his kids. Does accept some responsibility for his actions with Farrah. But no big revelations.
Great book! Very informative and makes you appreciate what you have.
It wasn’t my favorite read. I thought it would be more informative of Farah’s Health issues toward the end of her life.
Ryan really loved Farrah. I enjoyed his story and how he’s so honest.
If your looking for a tell all book about Farrah, you won’t get it here. Not very interesting. Would not recommend to my friends
Just more of the same. In famous, so you should care about my life and my thoughts.
I read Alana Stewart’s book about Farah’s Struggle with cancer a few years ago. This book in Ryan’s words and perspective is really wonderful and honest. I loved learning more about their relationship.
He did a good job of telling tis story and did not make it sound like it was all sunshine and roses but real life with real problems as well as the good side of life.
There’s always 2 sides to every story; Ryan deserved to tell his (his angst about his kids). I think he and Farrah had a real love story.
A lot of human nature and the complications of relationships