A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and New York Times
bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and
beyond.
Behind the curtain of her happy on-screen persona, Valerie Bertinelli's
life has been no easy ride, especially when it comes to her own
self-image and self-worth. She waged a war against herself for years,
learning to equate her value to her appearance as a child star on One
Day at a Time and punishing herself in order to fit into the
unachievable Hollywood mold. She struggled to make her marriage to Eddie
Van Halen -- the true love of her life -- work, despite all the rifts
the rock-star lifestyle created between them. She then watched her son
follow in his father's footsteps, right up onto the stage of Van Halen
concerts, and begin his own music career. And like so many women, she
cared for her parents as their health declined and saw the roles of
parent and child reverse. Through mourning the loss of her parents,
discovering more about her family's past, and realizing how short life
really is when she and her son lost Eddie, Valerie finally said, "Enough
already!" to a lifelong battle with the scale and found a new path
forward to joy and connection. Despite hardships and the pressures of
the media industry to be something she's not, Valerie is, at last,
accepting herself: she knows who she is, has discovered her self-worth,
and has learned how to prioritize her health and happiness over her
weight. With an intimate look into her insecurities, heartbreaks,
losses, triumphs, and revelations, Enough Already is the story of
Valerie's sometimes humorous, sometimes raw, but always honest journey
to love herself and find joy in the everyday, in family, and in the food
and memories we share.
"This thoughtful, bighearted book is sure to be a hit with Bertinelli
fans and those with an appetite for stories of hard-won self-acceptance.
A warmly intimate memoir."
- Kirkus Reviews
"In a series of brutally frank essays, Bertinelli looks back on the
emotional struggles and triumphs of her life. By turns raw and
inspiring, this contains a little bit of wisdom for everyone."
- Publishers Weekly
