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before she became a princess, Grace Kelly was
a legend, a fabled movie star whose aloof and
aristocratic bearing belied a deep sensuality
within. Grace the icon and Grace the woman were
two very different creatures. She was deeply
mourned when her car careened off a narrow road
in September 1982.
Grace reveals new details about the accident
and about the circumstances surrounding the
star's medical care and death. It is also the
first balanced portrait of a complex, deeply
conflicted actress, wife, and mother who dared
to make her dreams come true - a haunting tale
of a beloved tragic heroine.
The extraordinary story begins in Philadelphia,
where Grace's father, Jack Kelly, an Olympic
athlete and local hero, often shunned his shy
and sickly daughter. Grace was determined to
win the attention of her father and the world.
While carefully cultivating the image of the
white-gloved young lady, she became a surprisingly
brazen, even reckless, young woman.
Grace's joy at her wedding to Rainier and her
disenchantment with her cloistered palace life
are recounted, the depth of Grace's hurt caused
by her husband's autocratic treatment of her
revealed.
The princess soon found herself living a separate
life from Rainier in Paris. To her public, however,
Grace always maintained the image of Her Serene
Highness, the adored princess who had achieved
perfect happiness and who kept up the hard work
at her official and charitable duties.
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