My Amazon.com Review
I wasn't expecting to like Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best so much. I cannot think of a lovelier "biography." To be honest, it is less of a biography and more like a collage of an amazing life as told by Grant and those who knew him (guided by Nancy Nelson's narrative hand). With a forward by Barbara (Grant's wife) and Jennifer (Grant's daughter), the book has an air of credibility that you don't often find with celebrity biographies.
A charming, troubled, generous, witty, stylish and talented actor, the "real" Cary Grant seems even more likable after finishing the book (if you can imagine that). It's rare to find a movie star that has such appeal with both men and women. The book makes you wonder what your life story would read like as told by the words you left behind and those who knew you.
Many thanks to Nancy Nelson for enabling me to snuggle up with Cary Grant for a couple of evenings. "Happy Thoughts!"
P.S.
I am curious to see what the books of Grant's daughter Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant and his ex-wife (Dyan Cannon) Dear Cary: A Memoir have to add.
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