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The contessa life story that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Ina Garten, whose reality show “” propelled her to global fame throughout the early 2000s, is finally telling her story in a new memoir, out this week. Titled “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” Garten’s memoir is already a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon, where it’s currently 42% off.
It’s also available as an audiobook, featuring downloadable versions of recipes and images, for as low as $.99 with an Audible membership.
NO. 1 BESTSELLER
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
In her new memoir, the reality star, Instagram sensation and author of 13 bestselling cookbooks, tells her story in her own words for the first time. In the 416-page book, the beloved cultural icon writes about her remarkable personal and professional journey — from a difficult childhood in Connecticut to meeting and marrying the love of her life Jeffrey (while still in college) to her first boring bureaucratic jobs before opening the Barefoot Contessa shop that changed her life.
By the end, as the logline reads, she hopes to impart the important life lessons she learned along the way: “Do what you love because if you love it you’ll be really good at it and swing for the fences.”
It’s been a jam-packed year for the entrepreneurial homemaker, who signed a new multiyear Food Network deal and whose “Be My Guest” returned for a fifth season this past September. The new season features a star-studded slate of guests such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert and Bobby Flay.
You can stream “Be My Guest” on Discovery+ (which has a 7-day free trial on Prime Video), and purchase her new memoir on Amazon.com.
