yangyvonne's review
1.0
This book picks-up after the infamous custody battle over Gloria Vanderbilt. We see Gloria come of age before WWII and date famous people like Howard Hughes before marrying Paul Dicecco. She soon realizes he is a monster, but must meet Leopold Stokowski, her "white knight" before she can leave Pat. Although she spends a decade with Leopold and has 2 sons with him, she is miserable in this marriage and is ignored with her dreams equally ignored. She finally finds the strength to save herself as the story ends.
This book is a testimony to why famous people should use ghost-writers. She has such an exciting past, but instead of any interesting stories, we are forced to wade-through the boring and mundane descriptions of being bored or unhappy in a life most people would never even be able to dream of having. We all dream about what it is like to be rich and famous. This book doesn't satisfy and doesn't make Gloria a sympathetic character either.
This book is a testimony to why famous people should use ghost-writers. She has such an exciting past, but instead of any interesting stories, we are forced to wade-through the boring and mundane descriptions of being bored or unhappy in a life most people would never even be able to dream of having. We all dream about what it is like to be rich and famous. This book doesn't satisfy and doesn't make Gloria a sympathetic character either.
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