Out of the Corner
Author: Grey, Jennifer
ISBN: 9780593356722
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 06 Jun 2023
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Plt;iPgt;Dirty DancingPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Jennifer Grey peels back all the artifice, denial, obfuscation, and myriad assumptions and exposes a gorgeous, human portrait of her life.P#8221;P#8212;Jamie Lee CurtisPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;We all know Jennifer Grey as a talented actress, but Plt;iPgt;Out of the CornerPlt;/iPgt; introduces us to a gifted writer.P#8221;P#8212;Michael J. FoxPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226; A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Plt;iPgt;Dirty DancingPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A funny, dishy, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age story.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Savage and engaging . . . GreyP#8217;s memoir is interesting not only for her journey out of darkness but also for what her story reveals about what women encounter in the entertainment business, and the fortitude required to make it.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In this beautiful, close-to-the bone account, Jennifer Grey takes readers on a vivid tour of the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood as the daughter of Broadway and film legend Joel Grey, to the surprise hit with Patrick Swayze that made her AmericaP#8217;s sweetheart, to her inspiring season eleven win on ABCP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Dancing with the StarsPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Throughout this intimate narrative, Grey richly evokes places and times that were defining for a generationP#8212;from her preteen days in 1970s Malibu and wild child nights in New YorkP#8217;s club scene, to her roles in quintessential movies of the 1980s, including Plt;iPgt;The Cotton Club, Red Dawn,Plt;/iPgt; and her breakout performance in Plt;iPgt;Ferris BuellerP#8217;s Day OffPlt;/iPgt;. With self-deprecating humor and frankness, she looks back on her unbridled, romantic adventures in Hollywood. And with enormous bravery, she shares the devastating fallout from a plastic surgery procedure that caused the sudden and stunning loss of her professional identity and career. Grey inspires with her hard-won battle back, reclaiming her sense of self from a culture and business that can impose a narrow and unforgiving definition of female worth. She finds, at last, her own true north and starts a family of her own, just in the nick of time.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Distinctive, moving, and powerful, told with generosity and pluck, Plt;iPgt;Out of the CornerPlt;/iPgt; is a memoir about a never-ending personal evolution, a coming-of-age story for women of every age.
ISBN: 9780593356722
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 06 Jun 2023
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Plt;iPgt;Dirty DancingPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Jennifer Grey peels back all the artifice, denial, obfuscation, and myriad assumptions and exposes a gorgeous, human portrait of her life.P#8221;P#8212;Jamie Lee CurtisPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;We all know Jennifer Grey as a talented actress, but Plt;iPgt;Out of the CornerPlt;/iPgt; introduces us to a gifted writer.P#8221;P#8212;Michael J. FoxPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226; A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Plt;iPgt;Dirty DancingPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A funny, dishy, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age story.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Savage and engaging . . . GreyP#8217;s memoir is interesting not only for her journey out of darkness but also for what her story reveals about what women encounter in the entertainment business, and the fortitude required to make it.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In this beautiful, close-to-the bone account, Jennifer Grey takes readers on a vivid tour of the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood as the daughter of Broadway and film legend Joel Grey, to the surprise hit with Patrick Swayze that made her AmericaP#8217;s sweetheart, to her inspiring season eleven win on ABCP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Dancing with the StarsPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Throughout this intimate narrative, Grey richly evokes places and times that were defining for a generationP#8212;from her preteen days in 1970s Malibu and wild child nights in New YorkP#8217;s club scene, to her roles in quintessential movies of the 1980s, including Plt;iPgt;The Cotton Club, Red Dawn,Plt;/iPgt; and her breakout performance in Plt;iPgt;Ferris BuellerP#8217;s Day OffPlt;/iPgt;. With self-deprecating humor and frankness, she looks back on her unbridled, romantic adventures in Hollywood. And with enormous bravery, she shares the devastating fallout from a plastic surgery procedure that caused the sudden and stunning loss of her professional identity and career. Grey inspires with her hard-won battle back, reclaiming her sense of self from a culture and business that can impose a narrow and unforgiving definition of female worth. She finds, at last, her own true north and starts a family of her own, just in the nick of time.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Distinctive, moving, and powerful, told with generosity and pluck, Plt;iPgt;Out of the CornerPlt;/iPgt; is a memoir about a never-ending personal evolution, a coming-of-age story for women of every age.
