Book Review of Jordan – Pushed to the LImit
Former Glamour Model Katie Price Writes About Tough Times
May 1, 2009
Price, from Brighton, England, has chosen to discuss the tough times she’s been through since marrying singer Peter Andre and having two children with him, a son and a daughter. Jordan: Pushed to the Limit, which was published in paperback by Arrow Books Ltd on Feb. 12, 2009 (ISBN No. 9780099510208) is supposed to be Price’s third autobiography, picking up where Jordan: A Whole New World left off.
“Supposed to be” because an autobiography usually encompasses all aspects of a person’s life, not just one part. Jordan: Pushed to the Limit is a collection of challenges she has experienced. That's it. Each chapter deals with a specific hardship — much like her first autobiography, Being Jordan: My Autobiography, focuses on her relationships.
Katie Price's Personal Struggles
Price begins Jordan: Pushed to the Limit with her struggle with post-partum depression after the birth of her son, Junior (though it’s a struggle to grasp her sincerity at certain points in the book), and takes readers through a kidnap threat, her miscarriage, the accident in which her son Harvey (with former boyfriend Dwight Yorke) was severely burned and the birth of her daughter.
Price's fights with her husband over her going out come into the spotlight in Jordan: Pushed to the Limit, as well, and readers may not be able to keep from rolling their eyes over her dogged determination to name her daughter Princess. The reader finishes the book with respect and appreciation for Price’s mothering of Harvey, who is handicapped.
Pictures of Katie Price in Book
Jordan: Pushed to the Limit includes colour photos of Price and her family. There are shots of Price at home, with her family, and at work. The family photos, where she’s being natural are a nice glimpse into her life behind the lens, and a revelation of how naturally pretty she is behind the false lashes and thick eyeshadow. She sports a dark tan in a few photos, where she is barely recognizable.
Jordan: Pushed to the Limit is a fast read, and provides little insight into other parts of Price’s life. She is honest, and does come across as more nurturing and human than in Being Jordan: My Autobiography. Still, it wouldn’t be entirely accurate to call Jordan: Pushed to the Limit an autobiography, as it may well leave fans wanting more knowledge than just how she went through hard times. The angle made the book at downer to read at certain points.
