This posthumous book collects the intimate memoirs of Eleanor Coppola, who, after a rare cancer diagnosis, reflects on her role as matriarch of a renowned filmmaking family and her creative challenges in her final years. With honesty, she recounts balancing life as a wife, mother, artist, and filmmaker, known for 'Notes: On the Making of Apocalypse Now' and 'Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse'. An emotional story of family and resilience. Includes an introduction by Sofia Coppola and an epilogue by Alice Waters. Published by MACK.