Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Royal Wedding

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Full of Fifties fun and frivolity, this novel set in the beautiful Cote d’Azur, cleverly links together two separate love stories, one real and one fictional. The well researched tale of Grace Kelly’s meeting and subsequent marriage to Prince Rainer of Monaco , is interwoven with a parallel romance between a French perfume maker and an English photographer. I particularly relished the ‘Grace Kelly’ details. An ‘unputdownable’ read!

Well written easy reading for difficult times

What a lovely read ,l just loved this book ,even though l knew about Grace Kelly and her wedding ,but you just need to have a feel good book to read ,and this is the book for you .

I'm a huge fan of historical fiction, so this book was right up my alley. The story drew me in on page 1 and held my interest to the very end. Enjoyed the mostly likable characters and the way the story - both Grace's and Sophie's moved along. This wasn't the same as most of the historical fiction I read, which is frequently darker. This was a lighter version, and that made it an especially fun read for me.My big beef - having nothing to do with the story, is the authors' end notes - 'what happened next'. I was quite offended by their comparisons between Grace, with all her class, style, composure and inward and outward beauty, and Meghan Markle. Really? Grace was a sophisticated, cultured woman who became a true philanthropist, and who for all accounts, looked like and acted like a true princess. To compare Megan and Harry to Princess Grace and Prince Rainier is laugh-out-loud absurd and so offensive to Princess Grace's memory.Somehow, the authors saw "striking similarities in the short romance and wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, an actress leaving her career and American home to take up a royal role as Duchess of Sussex. The second American princess - history repeating itself, as it so often does." I repeat my previous 'comment' - REALLY? People who went on talk shows to blast the royal family and dish personal and private information for their own monetary gain was a complete disgrace. They have no class. And this is a comparison to Grace and Rainier?To compare the oh-so-talented Grace (who by the age of 26 won an Academy Award, and multiple Golden Globe awards and was admired by all who worked with her - fellow actors and crew), to a divorced woman ten years older than Grace when she married and insinuate they both left their acting careers (how can one compare Megan's 'career' with Princess Grace's and call it a career?) is - again - laughable. The only similarity between the two is that both Grace and Megan were American born.Sorry to have gone on with my opinion of this ridiculous comparison, but it was very upsetting to me, and if I allowed it to - it could have ruined the entire book for me. I'm truly sorry I read the authors comments.Anyway, great book - loved the characters - ridiculous authors' note at end of book.