Ina Garten Reveals Childhood Abuse in Memoir

Celebrity chef Ina Garten reveals in her memoir, 'Be Ready When the Luck Happens,' that she suffered physical and emotional abuse from her father, Charles Rosenberg, during her childhood in Connecticut. Garten recounts being terrified of her father, who would hit her and drag her by her hair during violent outbursts. She also describes her mother, Florence Rosenberg, as unsupportive and controlling. Despite reconciling with her father later in life, she never mended her relationship with her mother. Garten's life took a positive turn when she met her husband, Jeffrey, at 16, leading to a defiant and transformative marriage against her mother's wishes. The memoir sheds light on her traumatic past for the first time.