Runtowardsthedangerepub Apr 2026

The book was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and received widespread acclaim for its "forensic" and "unflinching" honesty. Critics from The New York Times , The Guardian , and The New Yorker praised her ability to synthesize the human condition through vulnerable storytelling. Go to product viewer dialog for this item.

: Recounts her time as a teenager playing Alice in a Stratford Festival production while battling scoliosis and intense stage fright. It examines the lack of care she felt as an adolescent after her mother's death. RunTowardstheDangerepub

: Recounts the physical endangerment she faced at age eight on the set of Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen . She reflects on the failure of adults to protect her and the broader issue of child safeguarding in film. The book was a New York Times Book

: Details her high-risk pregnancy with her first daughter, the lack of compassion in medical settings, and her complex relationship with her own deceased mother. : Recounts her time as a teenager playing