Farrah Fawcett's Close Friend to Publish Book

Posted on July 13, 2009

Reuters reports that Alana Stewart, a close friend of late actress Farrah Fawcett. is going to publish a book about Farrah's three year battle with cancer. Alana Stewart was a long-time friend of Fawcett's. She says Farrah Fawcett encouraged her to publish the book. The book called, My Journey with Farrah: A Story of Life, Love and Friendship (William Morrow), will be released on August 11th.

Stewart, the ex-wife of rocker Rod Stewart and a friend of Fawcett's for 30 years, said she was encouraged to go into print by Fawcett herself and by Ryan O'Neal, the "Love Story" movie star who was Fawcett's long time companion.
"Farrah had originally encouraged me to write this book. It was her idea. However, while I was contemplating my decision, her health took a turn for the worse, and I could no longer seek her advice," Stewart said in a statement.
"So I turned to Ryan O'Neal. He was so positive and so supportive. 'You have to do it', he said emphatically. 'There will be lots of people writing books about her. Yours will be the truth, and it will be a wonderful tribute to her. You have to do it!'", she said.

Some of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the Farrah Fawcett Foundation for cancer research.