Raquel Overview

Part autobiography, part personal philosophy, and full of practical advice for women of all ages, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage is a book that skimps neither on entertainment nor on good plain advice.

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Beyond the Cleavage is loads of fun. As you read the book, you can’t help but feel you are sitting in Raquel’s sunroom chatting over coffee. She makes everything so personal and you really feel as if you were right by her side during the ins and outs of her four marriages, her early acting career and her trials and tribulations of being a successful actress while trying to raise two small children.
While she divulges many personal and somewhat private things about herself– including a page devoted to the various famous men in her life–when it comes to the “staying young” remedies she discusses, you can never quite tell if she has tried some of the more dramatic ones such as cosmetic surgery, Botox and breast implants. But, she does offer a lot of pros and cons on each and sort of leaves it up to the reader to imagine whether or not her knowledge is purely academic or personal. Let’s face it, one look at her picture on the book cover tells us whatever she has or hasn’t done, it’s all worked extraordinarily well. I mean, just look at her! She is absolutely gorgeous and 70 years old, to boot!
The book is full of fun little anecdotes of episodes throughout her life. I loved the chapters about her life as a young girl. She was the eldest of three children, with a very sweet mom and an uber- domineering father who invoked fear in the entire family. One day, she discovered an ability to finally stand up to him, which set her free to later learn to love and even perhaps understand him. Her knack for acting began at a very young age, as she often put on plays in the garage, complete with costumes and makeup.
I found it fascinating that Raquel Welch is one of the small contingent of Hollywood conservatives, who believes in individual responsibility and personal freedoms. And, despite her early fame as a sex symbol, she went to great lengths to convince directors she would not shoot nude scenes in her films. And, just like many of us, she talks about issues with TMJ, “eye patch” therapy to prevent wrinkles, and the need to battle the occasional bulge! Her discovery of yoga some thirty years ago has been instrumental in her fitness routine. Finally, she leaves us with an inner peace of being able to live “in the moment”, after so many years of worry and self-doubt.
All in all, it was a fun and informative book, and now I feel as though I could call up Raquel for advice on anything from beauty to men!

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