291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Contents
Prologue: the accident -- Ohio. Bad girl ; My sister Mary and my best friend (and replacement for Katie) Ann ; My dad: Mama Rose to my Gypsy Rose ; Hopping the plane ; Love and drunks ; Swimming to juvie ; The lullaby of Broadway ; Leaving -- Freedom. Drama school ; The birth of Mary Katherine Gallagher ; The Mamet scam ; Comedy is king ; SNL -- Baby, this is it. Showing them ; Team Shannon ; Studio 8H ; Superstar and Fritz -- Good endings. Leaving SNL ; My mom ; Coming out ; Small parts ; Motherhood.