Twitter summary: You may think you know Hilarie Burton, the actor, but The Rural Diaries represents the real Hilarie Burton, just as she is.
The good: I grew up watching One Tree Hill, the show and characters resonated with me. The actors became people I admired but, obviously, I didn’t truly know anything about them. Even though I didn’t follow Burton’s career as closely as a few of the other actors, I knew I had to read this book. Burton is a storyteller. The Rural Diaries narrates Burton’s journey with raw honest details of her life beyond Los Angeles, well-loved recipes and home improvement tips and tricks. I bet you didn’t see that coming in a book by an actor. You’ll learn, as I have, that Burton is a person full of life.
The bad: Can I wish the book was longer?
Favourite part of the book:
“I looked around in my life and thought, If I never work on another show or film, I’ll be okay. Mischief Farm was in the middle of its full autumn display, similar to the way it had looked when we’d seen it for the first time. This is real, I thought. This is who I am.” — Chapter 16
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