Thinking she had just months to live, Laura Dern's mother 'spilled the beans'
![Laura Dern, right, and her mother Diane Ladd have adapted a series of their conversations into the new book Honey, Baby, Mine. They are pictured above in Los Angeles in 2015.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/06/22/ap824801610479_wide-4b519dc1184418e04e6d179e8a007207df032406.jpg?s=600)
Actor Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Their new book is Honey, Baby, Mine.
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