Me : Stories of My Life 

Description: Katherine Hepburn is, at 84, still the positive, feisty, upper-class lady she portrayed in The Philadelphia Story . Her autobiography, clearly not ghostwritten, tells some stories of her life but not all–she comes from a class that didn’t let it all hang out. Her 27-year affair with Spencer Tracy is discussed with fond memories (the years together were to her absolute bliss”)–the idea that it was scandalous at the time doesn’t seem to cross her mind, and she is surprised to find that Tracy’s wife thought the affair was only a rumor. She seems to remember almost everyone fondly–her wonderful parents; her loving, supportive husband, whom she admits she treated badly; the numerous beaus, directors, and fellow actors with whom she worked. More than 160 black-and-white photos lend credibility to her enduring beauty, but it’s the somewhat breathless, positive prose that makes Hepburn come alive as herself or as she wishes to be seen–an uncomplaining, stalwart, lucky, admired, and classy lady.