Out of the Corner: A Memoir (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the iconic film Dirty Dancing
“A funny, dishy, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age story.”—The New York Times
“Savage and engaging . . . Grey’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.”—The Washington Post
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 America’s sweetheart, to her inspiring season eleven win on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Throughout this intimate narrative, Grey richly evokes places and times that were defining for a generation—from her preteen days in 1970s Malibu and wild child nights in New York’s club scene, to her roles in quintessential movies of the 1980s, including The Cotton Club, Red Dawn, and her breakout performance in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 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.
Distinctive, moving, and powerful, told with generosity and pluck, Out of the Corner is a memoir about a never-ending personal evolution, a coming-of-age story for women of every age.
Customer Reviews
Nosey never wins
Jennifer was brave to put her story out there and what a beautiful story it is. It is especially cool to see everything from her point of view, right down to that dang nose job. Explains so much. Thanks you Jennifer!
Wow I liked her before
She came off as rich spoiled and shallow. And then the description of the car accident in Ireland with Matthew Broderick? She described the two women that died as a 60 something year old woman with her adult. daughter? And they weren’t their seatbelt? She left out that they were accused of driving carelessly Matthew especially. The adult daughter was 27? A young woman and her life cut short with no remorse from her in this book?? Jennifer Grey went to the premier of her movie dirty dancing right after this accident. How callous. The more I read the more I realize she is not someone I like at all
Offensive foul language
This could be improved if all the foul language is removed.