ISBN-13: 9781592407040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str.
A wry and entertaining memoir about growing up, growing pot, and life after your career goes up in smoke
At age thirty-four, Heather Donahue s life went to pot. Literally. After starring in The Blair Witch Project the tiny indie film turned-blockbuster that Roger Ebert named one of the ten Most Influential Movies of the Century she became a household name. But the afterglow of the movie faded, her acting career stalled. Determined to start a new life, she left most remnants of the old one in the desert, meditated on things for a few days, then followed her brand-new boyfriend to her brand-new life growing pot.
Growgirl is Heather s year living on a pot farm in Nuggettown, California, among The Community a collection of growers, their pot wives, and the reason for it all: The Girls. They help one another build grow rooms, tend to their crops, and provide a glimpse into this rarely seen world. Though her relationship hits rocky territory, Heather s new life brings unexpected solace, and she s surprised to finally find normalcy in the least likely of places."