Meghan Misunderstood. Sean Smith
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Contents
1 Cover
2 Title Page
3 Copyright
4 Note to Readers
5 Also by Sean Smith
6 Dedication
7 Contents
8 Introduction
9 PART ONE: THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY
10 1 Moments of History
11 2 Loving Day
12 3 People are Fighting
13 4 With a Sparkle
14 5 Star-To-Be
15 6 At the Hollywood Bowl
16 7 North by Northwestern
17 8 A Sense of Self
18 PART TWO: ACTOR TO ACTIVIST
19 9 Pity Parties
20 10 You’re Enough
21 11 I Won’t Stand for Racism
22 12 Networking
23 13 The Tig
24 14 Embracing the Experience
25 15 The Lion’s Roar
26 PART THREE: TO BE CONTINUED …
27 16 The One
28 17 Africa Calling
29 18 A Week in Hell
30 19 Time for India
31 20 The Clean Slate
32 21 A Labour of Love
33 22 Vogue
34 23 The End of the Fairy Tale
35 24 The Deft Goodbye
36 25 Rebuilding
37 Last Thoughts
38 Meghan’s Stars
39 Life and Times
40 Acknowledgements
41 Select Bibliography
42 List of Searchable Terms
43 Picture Section
44 By the same author
45 About the Publisher