To write about herself, Keaton realized she had to write about her mother, too, and how their bond came to define both their lives. And so, in a remarkable act of creation, she not only reveals herself to readers, she also lets them meet in intimate detail her mother. More than just the autobiography of a legendary actress, this a book about a very American family with very American dreams.

"A visual autobiography of a kind as only Diane Keaton could tell it, via the celebrated star's idiosyncratic and personal collections and ruminative texts, Saved offers an unprecedented glimpse into the mind of the legendary film star. The book begins with an homage to movies--curiously, to old "b" grade horror flicks, such as Attack of the Puppet People--a passion that manifests in a collection of rare film stills showing large-brain aliens with...