Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
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From master storyteller J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the powerful and moving story of one of royalty's most secretive families. Grace Kelly was swept away when the handsome Prince Rainier, a man she barely knew, asked for her hand in marriage. After a series of relationships with married co-stars, she was exhausted by the show-business lifestyle. If she married Rainier, she would be more than just a movie star, she would be Her Serene Royal Highness Princess Grace. Once in the palace, show more however, Grace found herself trapped in a fairy tale of her own making. Forced to make sacrifices that cut deeply into the core of who she was as a woman, she would then surrender her desires and ambitions for her spouse and her children. Grace and Rainier may have been royalty, but they were also husband and wife, and parents- and, as such, just as vulnerable to the conflicts that can contaminate any household. Drawing upon hundreds of exclusive interviews with family and friends, ONCE UPON A TIME portrays its subjects with passion and sympathy, revealing Grace, Rainier, Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie in ways both startling and compelling. show lessTags
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"In 1947, at the age of eighteen, Grace Kelly left Philadelphia for New York to attend the American Academt of dramatic arts."
Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
I had been wanting to read about Grace for so long. I had no idea where to start.
This was probably not the right pic for me but not because the book isn't good. In fact it is very informative. The writing is excellent and everything flows.
There are also so many beautiful pictures to thumb through! I did find that highly enjoyable.
But ultimately what I was looking for was Historical Fiction. For example I read many books on Cleopatra and other rulers of Egypt. This book was more of a Non Fiction informative type of show more book. It was interesting but not really what I'd been looking for.
The telling instead of showing style was not for me is the best way I suppose to sum it up.
Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres and the book "I Cleopatra" one of y all time favorite books so I really wanted a story. But I did indeed learning about her. And there was much to learn! Ultimately I think most people will enjoy this book., show less
Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
I had been wanting to read about Grace for so long. I had no idea where to start.
This was probably not the right pic for me but not because the book isn't good. In fact it is very informative. The writing is excellent and everything flows.
There are also so many beautiful pictures to thumb through! I did find that highly enjoyable.
But ultimately what I was looking for was Historical Fiction. For example I read many books on Cleopatra and other rulers of Egypt. This book was more of a Non Fiction informative type of show more book. It was interesting but not really what I'd been looking for.
The telling instead of showing style was not for me is the best way I suppose to sum it up.
Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres and the book "I Cleopatra" one of y all time favorite books so I really wanted a story. But I did indeed learning about her. And there was much to learn! Ultimately I think most people will enjoy this book., show less
These two were really boring. He's a royal, she becomes a royal, and both spend their lives whining.
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Bestselling author and news reporter J. Randy Taraborrelli was born on February 29, 1956. His biographies have focused on celebrities such as Cher, Carol Burnett, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe. His biography called The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty, made it to the New show more York Times bestseller list in 2014. His latest book is Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill, published in January 2018. Taraborrelli has been a guest on television programs including Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Larry King Live, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and CNN. He also contributes entertainment articles internationally to Hello!, The Daily Mail and Sunday Mail, and Australia's Women's Weekly. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
- People/Characters
- Prince Rainier of Monaco; Grace Kelly; Princess Caroline of Monaco; Prince Albert II of Monaco; Princess Stephanie of Monaco; Prince Albert I of Monaco (show all 32); Princess Alexandra von Hanover; Alice Heine; Andrea Casiraghi; Princess Antoinette of Monaco; Camille Gottlieb; Oleg Cassini; Princess Charlotte of Monaco; Charlotte Casiraghi; Prince Ernst August von Hanover; Princess Ghislaine of Monaco; Alfred Hitchcock; William Holden; Cary Grant; Philippe Junot; Louis Ducruet; Prince Louis II of Monaco; Daniel Ducruet; Baron Christian de Massy; Aristotle Onassis; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Pauline Ducruet; Prince Pierre, Duke de Valentinois; Pierre Casiraghi; Frank Sinatra; Stefano Casiraghi; Jean-Charles Rey
- Important places
- Monaco; Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Monte Carlo, Monaco; French Riviera
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 944.9490099 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco Provence; Dauphiny; Monaco Alpes Maritimes; Monaco Monaco
- LCC
- DC943.A1 T37 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Monaco
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