Summary of Ashley Judd's All That Is Bitter and Sweet

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 I consider it a blessing that I was born in California during one of the most turbulent springs in American history.

I began to understand the dynamics of my past when I was thirty-seven years old and started on a simple and practical path of personal recovery.#2 I have a deep sense of belonging in Kentucky, and I love going there to visit my family.

I have a family history there that goes back several generations.#3 My father, Michael Ciminella, was the son of Sicilian immigrants who had settled in western New York.

He idolized his father, whom he remembered as outgoing, immensely competitive, hardworking, and honest.

He never lied or cheated to make a sale.#4 When Michael first met Diana, he fell in love with her and asked her to marry him.

She said yes, but she never loved him. She was impressed by the comfortable lifestyle of the Ciminella family, which seemed luxurious compared with her family's humbler circumstances.