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Memoirs, Fathers and Oprah

From: KLCC
Length: 00:03:39

Commentator Melissa Hart considers what sort of payback a memoir by her father might contain. Read the full description.

Logo_small Lede: When Vernon Winfrey announced plans to write a book about his celebrity daughter, memoirists around the country trembled in fear. What unwelcome memories and disclosures might surface, thanks to parents wanting payback? Commentator - and memoir writer- Melissa Hart reflects on why her own father might decide to write a tell-all.

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Lede: When Vernon Winfrey announced plans to write a book about his celebrity daughter, memoirists around the country trembled in fear. What unwelcome memories and disclosures might surface, thanks to parents wanting payback? Commentator - and memoir writer- Melissa Hart reflects on why her own father might decide to write a tell-all.

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Broadcast by KLCC on June 15th.

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