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The author claims to search for the real Donna Reed but what ends up on the pages is a confusing mixture of whitewashed PR materials and second-hand stories.

The writer is a fan and every story is filtered through his positive spin on the actress. Instead of an objective look at Reed's life, it's more of a stilted family recollection that favors certain aspects and ignores others.

The book starts out very slowly--skip the first 40 pages which try to set the scene of her Iowa upbringing by giving overly-detailed descriptions of her home town.

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There's little insight into the actress's upbringing, though a better author could have gleaned more life lessons from her childhood friends and relatives.

Reed's movie career makes up the next 80 pages and while pretty much every movie she made is mentioned, there are few behind-the-scenes details.

Her private life is the focus, including her choice to abort a child she had with her first husband. Her sec