"I would like to be remembered as someone trying to do her job as princess as best she could." -Princess Grace
Very few people remember Grace Kelly as "simply someone." To the public, her life was a fairy-tale. Star of stage and screen, Grace played opposite some of Hollywood's most exciting men: Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, William Holden.
But so few knew the real Grace Kelly. Raised by strictly religious Catholic parents in Philadelphia, she grew up desperately wanting to be a stage actress. When she did break into films, her mother often traveled with her. guarding against anyone who might get too close-especially men. Shock waves rocked the Hollywood community when Grace chose to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco instead of one of their own, but those nearest to Grace understood.
Through hundreds of interviews with those who truly knew Grace, Steven Englund shatters the myth behind the legend in his revealing book