All My Life

A Memoir

By: Susan Lucci

Narrated by: Susan Lucci

The most famous face in daytime drama history, Susan Lucci has held audiences spellbound for years as Erica Kane on ABC-TV’s All My Children—the sexy, sassy, beautiful “woman you love to hate.” Now, in this long awaited autobiography, she holds readers captive as the feisty, funny, authentic “woman you love to love.” In the tradition of Julie Andrews’ Home, Jane Fonda’s My Life So Far, Barbara Walters’ Audition, and other enthralling autobiographies from female icons of our time, the award-winning soap opera star’s memoir of a life in the spotlight is sure to inspire, uplift, charm and surprise readers as they finally get to know the Susan Lucci her friends, family and colleagues love and know.

I watch the show almost from the beginning. I got to relive my own life by listening to Susan!

I actually knew very little about Susan. It was very interesting to be allowed to learn about her!

If you love All My Children

If you could sum up All My Life in three words, what would they be?

Fascinating, interesting, captivating

What was one of the most memorable moments of All My Life?

Her breakthrough into TV.

What about Susan Lucci’s performance did you like?

Listening to her tell her life story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Her marriage - not Erica Kane at all!!!

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed it from first word to last!

Wonderful and real!

Susan is it a delight. A wonderful story teller and a beautiful person. The book is an easy read.

Beyond Erica.....4 STARS better than expected~

PLOT: BIO of Susan aka Erica Kane.....


This starts with Susan Lucci talking about her life and family. She was raised like any other girl. But aspires to act early on. A popular cheerleader and high school acting classes fuel her drive. We learn of a serious accident and how fortune she was find a plastic surgeon resident stich up that lovely face and head. A failed engagement has her fascinated by Helmut Huber a man who will be her future husband. Helmut is a business man and master chef. Lucci is fortunate to TEST for a 15 year old girl who was "supposed to be on air every other Tuesday" Erica Kane a girl who ONLY thinks of boys dating and fashion. This luck of the draw has her in one of the BEST and most popular characters in daytime. An adult 22 year old Lucci is soon acting on the daytime soap opera All My Children. As the shows fan base increase so does Lucci's popularity. At 27 she is "crowned" Queen of the Soaps. Bless with daughter Liza and son Andreas she makes her family her priority. She is also fortune to be able to fulfil her acting destiny. This book is very good. Lucci has a great voice and this moves along very well. She is articulate and funny. We see the solid loving marriage and home she has made. I give this one 4 STARS for interesting and entertaining bio of the lovely Susan Lucci and her life. This bio also gives the close up story of her Emmy Nominations til finally a big win... 18 when she "finally took home her Emmy".....one of the most funny things that happened was she had happen was while filming All My Children as Erica who was supposed to clean out her SAFE for a quick get away.....and the CREW......put 20 Engagement Rings in there as a joke. LOL.....

Excellent Book!

Susan did such a wonderful job with this book! Brought back so many wonderful memories my youth.