Growgirl
 First edition | |
| Author | Heather Donahue |
|---|---|
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | 2012 |
| Publisher | Gotham Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-1-592-40692-0 |
Growgirl is a 2012 book by former actor Heather Donahue about dropping out of Hollywood and moving to a semi-collective society in Nevada County, California's Sierra Mountains[1] called "Nuggettown" to become first a "pot wife" then embrace the "backbreaking, spirit-sucking work" of a cannabis grower.[2]
Critical reception
The Hollywood Reporter called the work "always funny and surprisingly sweet".[3] Publishers Weekly said it was "wry, with a nuanced distance from the events".[4] Kirkus Reviews called it "at times funny, sensitive or filled with obscenities...an intimate look at a woman's yearlong search for her place in the world".[5]
References
Sources
- "KIRKUS REVIEW: The life of a medical marijuana grower", Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2011
- "Review", Publishers Weekly, January 2012
- Tad Friend (January 2012), "Second Act", The New Yorker
- Liz Kellar (July 23, 2015), "TV pilot 'The High Country' skewers growing culture", The Union, Grass Valley, California
- Andy Lewis (January 8, 2012), "'Blair Witch' Actress Reveals Real Life 'Weeds' Story in New Book", The Hollywood Reporter
Further reading
- Tim Cavanaugh (January 31, 2012), "Heather Donahue on Growing Marijuana, Life After 'Blair Witch,' and the Beauty of 'Grey' Markets", Reason TV
- Jack Feerick (April 16, 2012), "Heather Donahue, Author of GROWGIRL", Kirkus Reviews
- Vinton Rafe McCabe, "Growgirl", New York Journal of Books (book review)
- Marlow Stern (January 6, 2012), "LONG, STRANGE TRIP. Heather Donahue's wild ride from star of "The Blair Witch Project" to growing marijuana.", The Daily Beast