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Chargement... Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interruptedpar Faye D. Resnick
   Books Read in 2009 (311) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 1   danielx | Jun 4, 2017 |   It's hard to view this work dispassionately. On the one hand, Faye is a far from admirable character; she comes across as spoiled, wealthy, and narcissistic; a woman with a history of broken marriages, and drug and alcohol abuse. What's more, she opportunistically used her friend's murder to gain fame for herself; in fact, she published this book during OJ Simpson's trial for murder, thereby increasing the risk of a mistrial. On the other hand, if this memoir can be trusted, Nicole told Faye of several serious episodes of spousal abuse and beatings by OJ, and her belief that OJ ultimately would kill her and get away with it (as he of course did). Thus, OJ is portrayed as a possessive, controlling, and jealous man with an uncontrollable temper, and who had a long history of violence towards Nicole. This portrayal is consistent with the strong (and in fact overwhelming) evidence that OJ murdered his ex-wife. The book is trashy and gossipy. We're told of partying and rampant promiscuity; of Nicole's affair with OJ's close friend Marcus; and of her (alleged) growing predilection for interracial liaisons. Readers interested in prurient details will thrill at the "Brentwood Hello" (Nicole's very friendly way of welcoming male newcomers), as well as Faye and Nicole's (alleged) night of passion. Faye seems compelled to insist to the reader (or is it to her future husbands) that she has no lesbian tendencies, this being a one-time event. As for Ron Goldman (who was also murdered by OJ), we're assured that Nicole had a crush on him but had no physical relationship with him. Overall, this brief work will chiefly be of interest to those obsessed with the OJ Simpson/ Nicole Brown murder case, which (after nearly a quarter century) represent a small and declining number of people. (  )1 danielx | Jun 4, 2017 | 2 ER1116 | Jan 13, 2016 | )2 librisalexandria | Feb 23, 2010 |  ) dara85 | Jan 5, 2009 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Fearing for her life, Faye D. Resnick, as confidante of O.J. whenever he and his ex-wife fought - went into hiding to write Nicole's story. Her phones were tapped, private journals and photographs were stolen from her home, veiled threats were made by "private investigators" - and O.J.'s defense team, desperate to find another suspect, spread slanderous "theories" that purportedly tied Faye to the murders." "Now the truth about Nicole is revealed by the only person - except O.J. himself - who knew the real story: How O.J. raged out of control just two days before he bought the now-infamous "stiletto knife" - and told Faye over and over: "I'm going to kill her... I'm going to kill her if I find her with another man!" That same day, Nicole told Faye, "O.J. loves me so much he's going to kill me... and get away with it." Six days before the murders, a furious O.J. panicked Nicole by threatening to inform the IRS about a tax problem that could force her and their two children out of the home they loved. Five days before her death, a frightened Nicole told Faye that O.J. had stolen the spare set of keys to her condo. How Nicole committed the one sexual "taboo" O.J. had forbidden." "It's more than sensational! It's the touching, intimate portrait of a devoted wife and mother, molded from age 17 by a charismatic American hero who always showed the world the happy, smiling face he drew on his so-called suicide note... but beat her savagely behind closed doors." "New unrevealed secrets... How O.J. left her beaten and near-naked in a Las Vegas hotel corridor... O.J.'s boast of his "sexual revenge" against the man he raged against in the headline-making "911 tape"... How Nicole's "frog phobia" doomed the reconciliation when O.J. became "Frog Man"... The bizarre story of the thumb ring found next to Nicole's body - identical to the one worn by Faye, and..." "It's the heartbreak of a woman who tried desperately to return what she thought was her husband's total love - and her final realization that it wasn't love, but a hellish obsession!" "Details of the final 35-minute phone call Nicole had with Faye during the final moments of her life." "It's an unexpected love story about two women who formed a bond so strong even death can't break it - and how they teamed up in a futile, last-ditch effort to save the life of Nicole Brown Simpson." "It's an angry cry for help... help for women trapped in the brutal prison of abuse from men who claim to love them. Nicole Brown Simpson was known as a "strong woman" by her friends and family - but Faye D. Resnick, who was an abused child, has learned one powerful lesson from writing this book: Strength should never be equated with keeping silent about abuse. Sadly, it's a lesson Nicole never learned. That's why she'd want you to read her story..."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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As recounted in Faye's breathy voice, the listener learns of the final years of Nicole's life after her separation from ex-sports star OJ Simpson, as well as the violent temper and jealousy that led Simpson to murder her. Likewise, despite the heavy abridgement, the salacious details made the cut (Nicole's alleged sexual preferences; the famous "Brentwood Hello"; and Nicole and Faye's night between the sheets). This work was widely panned as trashy and opportunistic, and with good reason. Two years after its publication, Faye cashed in again on her brief friendship with Nicole, with a book on the murder trial itself. In subsequent years. Faye eventually kicked her drug habit; posed for Playboy magazine; and went on to become a "socialite" (whatever that is) and a "television personality". (