For many years a professor of writing, she now writes full time and lives with her daughter in Massachusetts where apple picking and long walks in the woods are especially fine. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and founded YARN, an award-winning literary journal of short-form YA writing. Kerri Maher is also the author of *This Is Not A Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in the Real World* under the name Kerri Majors. The Girl in White Gloves Information Meet the Author, Kerri Maher Related: You might also appreciate this engaging and romantic historical fiction story that is set on Monaco during the time of the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Ranier: Meet Me in Monaco by Heather Webb and Hazel Gaynor.

If you love behind-the-scenes peeks into celebrity lives, the glamour of old Hollywood, or have heard of the lovely Grace Kelly, you might enjoy The Girl in White Gloves. It’s important to recognize the limited amount of source material available while reading The Girl in White Gloves so that you can enjoy the story as presented. Also, Maher highly imagines a great many of Kelly’s relationships and interactions due to a lack of personal journals and letters. Highly Imagined: From the author’s comments, it seems that some events in the story are rearranged and consolidated to create a tighter timeline. I cheered for the times she asserted herself.Īlong with her glamor and beauty, Grace Kelly was also driven to perform, loved Broadway, and dreamed of having a family. She lived during a time when the silent, subservient girlfriend/wife custom was valued, and most likely, her insecurities contributed to her decisions. It seems that Grace Kelly struggled with finding her voice, feeling self-confident, realizing her career goals, and establishing a loving, mutually respectful relationship. This story dispells those perceptions and I was left with feelings of sadness. Glamorous and Beautiful: Like many Grace Kelly fans, I had a romanticized, idealized image of the glamorous Grace Kelly. Image Source: Wikipedia Image Source: Beyond Grace Kelly My Thoughts: In this highly fictionalized biographical historical fiction of the life of an American actress turned princess, we get a glimpse into Grace Kelly‘s childhood dreams, her rise to fame, and her eventual royal life as Princess of Monaco. Thanks #netgalley #berkleypub for a free e ARC of #thegirlinwhitegloves by Kerri Maher in exchange for an honest review. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Biographical Historical Fiction, Historical Romance

The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher