Little Girl Blue

The Life of Karen Carpenter

By: Randy L. Schmidt

Narrated by: Cheryl Bentyne

Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar.

Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970's, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Little Girl Blue reveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husband; the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa. After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account.

Little Girl Blue is Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including childhood friends, professional associates, and lovers.

©2010 Randy L. Schmidt (P)2013 Randy L. Schmidt

Revealing

Very good read. Revealed many aspects of Karen’s life and career that I did not know. Worth reading.

Interesting to learn about family and friends behind the Carpenters sad story.

It was wonderful to learn about their dedication to music and all they gave to us in a short time. It was just so sad to learn of Karens deterioration over many years. Why couldn’t they address it sooner!

I love karen

very informative. easy to follow and insightful on the life and loss of the amazing star: karen carpenter

If I Ever

Wonderful, loving presentation of KAC. If your even remotely a fan, this is for you.
KC if I ever happen to pass your loving spirit someday, somewhere. Please gently tug on my sleeve.

She Played Second Fiddle to Richard in Everything

What a great book but so sad that her parents could never see Karen’s talent above Richard’s. Without Karen, there wouldn’t have been The Carpenters. I loved her sense of humor her friends shared in the book. She seemed like an awesome person and friend. The voice reading the book was very soothing but made me visualize the people who were part of the book. I learned so much about Karen the person. Another good soul taken too soon.