"I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright. I was also born old..." - Sophia Loren
If you are fascinated with the life of the intriguing Sophia Loren, you must read her one and only autobiography “Sophia Living and Loving: Her Own Story” published by William Morrow & Co in 1979. Loren is a renown cinema star, who has made her name starring in “Two Women” and “ Marriage Italian-Style” as well as over 90 other films, winning 50 international awards, including seven Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Award and two Oscars. Sophia Loren has been voted the most beautiful and desirable woman in the world and now basks in the luxury of her achievements surrounded by the loyal family. However, her life has not always been a passage of rose petals and Damiani diamonds. The autobiography is a sincere collection of memories, starting in the slumps of Napoli at the time of war, where little Sophia had to sleep in the tunnel, hiding from air bombs and unable to eat for days. Her marriage to Carlo Ponti was a struggle as well, given his marriage to Giuliana Fiastri in a country where divorce was unheard of and strongly prosecuted. I do not want to give any details away... The book is both charming and inspirational in its sincerity and the strength of the woman much admired but little known for who she truly was and is – a survivor full of passion, conviction and female wisdom.
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