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Detour: A Hollywood Story Hardcover – January 1, 1988

by Cheryl Crane (Author), Cliff Jahr (Author)
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The author tells the true story of the night she, at age fourteen, murdered her celebrity mother's mobster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, and reveals the shocking sexual abuse that led up to the fatal stabbing
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arbor House Pub Co; First Edition (January 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0877959382
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0877959380
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
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Cheryl is the daughter of Hollywood legend Lana Turner. On the outside, her life was perfect. She got more than anyone com imagine. Inside, she wanted her mother's attention and got none. Instead, she was ignored. She was repeatedly raped, starting at around 10 years old, by her step father, Lex Barker. Then, in 1958, she defended her mother by shooting Johnny Stompanato. A really good view of old Hollywood, the good and bad.
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Nancy Hanson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2011
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I found Cheryl's book to be truthful and very revealing. After all she had gone through in her life, I feel that she should be commended for her forthcoming and honest portrayal of her life with Lana. I have read every account of Lana's life and found her to be a selfish, egocentric person who was more concerned about how she looked than what kind of life she was giving her daughter, however,....out of respect for her mother, Cheryl has eliminated some of the intense drama surrounding Lana's life but to do her justice I must say that she did an excellent job! It is not an easy story to tell and she has told it in a methodical and truthful way.
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C. Mathieu
5.0 out of 5 stars Very touching Autobiography of Lana Turner's Daughter
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018
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I've read this book decades ago as a German paperback, but always wanted to replace it by a hardcover copy in English. It's a very well-written autobiography about Cheryl Crane's life, her mother Lana Turner and some very hard times that they had to conquer after the Johnny Stompanato trial (for me it was a clear case of self-defense).
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Kona
5.0 out of 5 stars A star-baby's fascinating story
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2011
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Forget soap operas and melodramas; this story has all the glamour, sex, drugs, and crime you can imagine and then some, and it really happened. I remember when Cheryl Crane was the most famous 14-year old in the country; she had just murdered her mother's sleazy boyfriend. Since her mother was Lana Turner, that was Big News.

Cheryl's autobiography discusses that night and she reflects in detail on her privileged, but unhappy, childhood, her alienation from her too-busy mother, terrifying abuse, and a long road to eventual happiness. It's sad, shocking, and a real page-turner. Highly recommended.
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Sheri Heffner
5.0 out of 5 stars I really loved this book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
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I loved the book and felt sorry for poor Cheryl Crane, Lana was in my opinion a very selfish and self centered woman. She didn't know how to love or care for her own daughter and I really wish her father Steven had gotten custody of her. Nobody should have to go through the Hell Cheryl did. I still cannot believe that her step father Lex Barker,denied he molested and raped her. I would have loved to have found out what happened to her little adopted brother though.And the fact that Cheryl is gay doesn't bother me in the least. I wonder if she's still with Josh? I would recommend this book.
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Martin Turnbull
4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy and worthwhile addition to the My Mother Was A Hollywood Movie Star genre
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018
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Having read Maria Riva's autobiography about her life in the shadow of her mother, Marlene Dietrich, I became curious to see how Cheryl Crane documented a similar story. Although perhaps not written with the mastery of Riva's book (which, in my opinion, sets the gold standard in the My Mother Was A Hollywood Movie Star genre), I very much enjoyed Crane's clear-eyed account of her troubled childhood and youth and how she ultimately got her act together. It can't have been easy to relive some of those terribly moments (and there were many) but I felt Crane gave us an interesting insight into what life inside those golden mansions can be like, and the price that is all-too-often exacted.
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Kathleen Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars LANA TURNER's true fans will enjoy reading about her in these two publications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2014
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It is a fine book. I am a long-time Lana Turner fan. Clearly, it was written many years ago when Lana's daughter, Cheryl, was young. Unfortunately, I cannot give a final summation, as I have not finished reading it. It is summertime and there are yard projects I am working on, as well as many graduations, birthday parties, weddings, and grandchildrens softball games to attend. However, what I have read so far I have enjoyed, and I recommend it to anyone who is a Lana Turner fan. Another book that Lana's fans will really enjoy is called 'LANA ~ The Memories, the Myths, the Movies' by Cheryl Crane with Cindy De La Hoz, a nearly 400 page book detailing her movies and her life. This book showcases many beautiful photos of Lana.
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Lisa Chouinard
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Large print
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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Book wasn't large print as indicated was for my mother w macular degeneration she was disappointed its just normal size font good read though
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TerryE
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheryl Crane has written an excellent, honest
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017
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Cheryl Crane has written an excellent, honest, straightforward account of her life as the daughter of one of the great screen legends. This is what a memoir should be. Highly recommended.
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Christine Peard
5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood gone bad?
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2018
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Well written "biography" by Lana Turner's daughter plus ghost writer. Nothing too surprising. When you become a star, you also become a target. I believe that Lana did the best she could under difficult circumstances. Interesting story.
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Marghe
5.0 out of 5 stars velocemente quello che cercavo
Reviewed in Italy on April 4, 2018
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Ho comprato questo libro che non pensavo di riuscire a trovare ed invece tramite amazon sono riuscita ad averlo subito.
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Joan Buck
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2013
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This is one of the best books i have ever read nothing is held in secret it is all there for everyone to read a definite must read for anyone who loves true crime
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