Once Upon a Time - J. Randy Taraborrelli

Once Upon a Time

By J. Randy Taraborrelli

  • Release Date: 2003-04-01
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4
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From 71 Ratings

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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 RoyalHighness Princess Grace. Once in the palace, 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.

Reviews

  • I loved it!

    5
    By lme too
    This is so good! Better than I expected. Written with care and clarity. Grace was so many things. Many surprising. I loved it!
  • Amazing Grace

    5
    By Anthony "Chipmunk" Wiggins
    I found this book to be an incredible way to enjoy a lazy weekend. Though I'm not familiar with the author's previous work, I greatly enjoy the story he tells of this American sweetheart and what life was really like for her after the "fairytale" faded and she was forced to make do with the life she chose.

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