Paris (Extended Edition)

The Memoir

De: Paris Hilton

Narrado por: Paris Hilton

***An Instant New York Times Bestseller***

From the woman who is credited for launching what we know as the celebrity-focused, “brand”-driven, social-media-obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir that reckons with that truth, and shows that there is so much more to Paris Hilton than you might believe. This extended edition includes a bonus chapter detailing her motherhood journey.

I was born in New York City on February 17, 1981, three days after Valentine’s Day.

From the time I was a toddler, my brain skipped and flickered with the chemical imbalance of ADHD. Sometimes it was too much.

I’m not bragging or complaining about it, just telling you: This is my brain. It has a lot to do with how this whole book thing is going to play out, because I love run-on sentences—and dashes. And sentence fragments. I’m probably going to jump around a lot while I tell the story.

I came of age during the most turbulent pop culture period ever.

The character I played—part Lucy, part Marilyn—was my steel-plated armor.

People loved her. Or they loved to hate her, which was just as marketable. I leaned into that character, my ticket to financial freedom and a safe place to hide. I made sure I never had a quiet moment to figure out who I was without her. I was afraid of that moment because I didn’t know what I’d find.

I wrote this book in an effort to understand my place in a watershed moment: the technology renaissance, the age of influencers. I also wrote this book so that the world could know who I am today. I focused on key aspects of my life that led to what I am most proud of—how my power was taken away from me and how I took it back, how I built a thriving business, a marriage and a family.

There are so many young women who need to hear this story. I don’t want them to learn from my mistakes; I want them to stop hating themselves for their own mistakes. I want them to laugh and cry and embrace every aspect of who they are with fearlessness and pride. We all have our own brand of intelligence, and, girl, f--k fitting in.

©2023 Paris Hilton (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

The love she has for family

What a great book I in joy this book I’am a big fan so well written what a beautiful book a must read

Gut wrenching raw

After sharing my troubled youth lockup experience with a friend of mine, she suggested I read this book. I have never felt. I could have anything in common with Paris Hilton being a 5 foot 9 200 pound mother of 5 from Utah. But as I read this book I sobbed with our similarities. I have a newfound respect for a woman I never knew I could relate to so much. ADHD, childhood trauma, child loss, ambition & drive. She so eloquently worded things that are so hard to say & hear. This is a must read.

Heartbreaking

Be prepared to change any form of opinion about Paris. What she has been through, no one should ever had to experience. I pray she heals and has a beautiful life.

Wow, I Didn't Know

I'm from an older generation and can't say I was ever a fan, but now I have so much respect and love for this person. I pray her happy ending only gets better with age.

Loves it!!

This book is so good!! I will be listening again!! Loves it!! Love all the stories just a great book!!

you don't know what you don't know.

I don't know how to explain how amazing and authentic this book felt. so hood. bravo. whether you're a fan or not it's worth the read.

She is resilient and NOTHING like the media portrays her

The book is amazing. She reads it herself and thank God her adhd brain reads it in a way my adhd brain can actually pay attention. I needed those side thoughts and hop arounds to keep me invested in the story lol. The book is great start to finish.

Everyone needs to hear this story

This is an amazing story and I’m so glad I heard it. This is a story that needs to be told.

Who couldn’t love Paris

Finally getting to this book and it was exactly what I expected. Loved it and I always thought she was a good person and this confirms it!

So impactful!!

This book was truly inspirational. The raw intensity of emotions eloquently expressed within its chapters is unparalleled. I've always loved Paris, even when the world was harshly critical of her, but now I have a deeper respect for her journey toward acceptance, healing, and setting boundaries I love that for her.