The Girl in White Gloves

A Novel of Grace Kelly

By: Kerri Maher

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

“Perfect for fans of Grace Kelly, royal-watchers, and fans of biographical fiction alike."—PopSugar

A Library Reads Pick and Historical Novel Society Editor’s Choice!

A life in snapshots…

Grace knows what people see. She’s the Cinderella story. An icon of glamor and elegance frozen in dazzling Technicolor. The picture of perfection. The girl in white gloves.

A woman in living color…

But behind the lens, beyond the panoramic views of glistening Mediterranean azure, she knows the truth. The sacrifices it takes for an unappreciated girl from Philadelphia to defy her family and become the reigning queen of the screen. The heartbreaking reasons she trades Hollywood for a crown. The loneliness of being a princess in a fairy tale kingdom that is all too real.

Hardest of all for her adoring fans and loyal subjects to comprehend, is the harsh reality that to be the most envied woman in the world does not mean she is the happiest. Starved for affection and purpose, facing a labyrinth of romantic and social expectations with more twists and turns than Monaco’s infamous winding roads, Grace must find her own way to fulfillment. But what she risks--her art, her family, her marriage—she may never get back.

Never Forgotten Princess

I thought this was 5 star from beginning to end. Great story, terrific clear narration. I remember so much of this history.

So Interesting!

Happy to read/hear this story of Grace Kelly’s life. A Philadelphia girl who lived an amazing life.

imaginatively curious and educational

Maher gives Grace Kelly, & then Princess Grace of Moneco an approachable, but conflicted spirit. She's always working hard, but searching for more. I think that by the time we finish this literary portrait of Grace we find, with her, that her sacrifices were worthy, and she has achieved all that she truly wanted in the end. Even in her tragic ending, Maher portrays her as getting what she really had strived for.

Took me back in time

I really enjoyed both the story and narration. It took me back in time before I was born. But I had always heard of Grace Kelly growing up and her story was truly fascinating

Slow and disappointing

Story about Grace and her family was sad she appears never to be happy with herself