{"product_id":"la-lucci-9798874868284","title":"La Lucci","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe moving follow-up to Susan Lucci's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eAll My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, this stunning new memoir includes nearly one hundred never-before-seen photos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long-running Queen of Daytime television, Susan Lucci--who has gone by the endearment, La Lucci, since her earliest days on the set of \u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e--knows a thing or two about life, love, joy, adventure, and remaking oneself after loss, both personally and professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Erica Kane, her character on the daytime drama \u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e, had married eleven times during her forty-one years on air, Susan had been married only once--to the love of her life, Helmut Huber. When Helmut passed away unexpectedly in March of 2022, she faced one of the greatest challenges of her life--overcoming grief and striving to live with hope and joy again while still honoring her memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that celebrates love, friendships, those we admire up close or from afar, the influential teachers in our lives, the wonder of family, parenting and grandparenting, the magic of theatre, fulfilled dreams, grace, freshly baked apples, Alpine cheese, home renovations, modern medicine, faith, miracles large and small, mending one's heart, and moving forward. But most of all, this is a book written with gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is with a tender mix of candor, humor, and vulnerability that Lucci reflects on both her many life blessings and her biggest hurdles. At turns entertaining, funny, sad, healing, and genuinely informative, her stories are not just about mourning loss, they are about grabbing and living life with gusto at every stage ... \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e every stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucci, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Lucci\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most famous face in daytime television history, and held audiences spellbound for over forty years as the iconic Erica Kane, on ABC's award-winning daytime drama \u003cem\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/em\u003e. In May of 1999, on her nineteenth nomination, she won the Emmy for Best Actress, a historic moment for all of television, receiving the longest standing ovation in television history. Beyond daytime drama, Lucci also starred in Lifetime's \u003cem\u003eDevious Maids\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHot in Cleveland\u003c\/em\u003e, played a role in the film \u003cem\u003eJoy\u003c\/em\u003e, and hosted \u003cem\u003eInvestigation Discovery's Deadly Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. A versatile performer, she has appeared on popular shows like \u003cem\u003eDancing with The Stars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e and made her Broadway debut in \u003cem\u003eAnnie Get Your Gun\u003c\/em\u003e. Her first memoir, \u003cem\u003eAll My Life, \u003c\/em\u003e was released in 2011 and immediately topped the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong her numerous honors and accolades, Susan was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2006, received the Disney Legends Award in 2015 and has a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named one of \u003cem\u003eE! Entertainment's\u003c\/em\u003e Top Entertainers of the Year and one of the late broadcast legend Barbara Walters' Ten Most Fascinating People. \u003cem\u003eVH-1 \u003c\/em\u003ehas also named Lucci one of its 200 Top Icons of all Time, and in 2023 she received the Daytime Emmy's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Currently, she is appearing on stage off-Broadway in Joy Behar's hilarious new comedy, \u003cem\u003eMy First Ex-Husband\u003c\/em\u003e. Coming up, Susan is set to appear alongside Keanu Reeves in the upcoming Apple Original Film, \u003cem\u003eOutcome\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorton, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Morton\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of over sixty books--including a staggering twenty-two \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers--with a wide range of celebrities and well-known business leaders, including\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eJustin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Joan Lunden, Melissa Etheridge, Danica Patrick\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eBob Parsons, Glenn Stearns, John Maxwell, and Dave Liniger. 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