Dyan Cannon

I didn't know much about the relationship between Cannon and Grant, other than that they had a child and they divorced soon after she was born.

I found it enlightening, in that we don't usually hear about the darker side of our beloved celebrities. Cannon's relationship with Grant followed the typical cycle of abuse. Being charmed by a narcissistic, charismatic man, being wooed and loved, and, then once he had her in his grips, showed his true colours. Fortuneately, Cannon found the strength show more to get Jennifer and herself out of that situation and break the cycle of abuse. A truly difficult story to tell, but I am glad that Cannon had the courage to share it. show less

Writing style was a bit stilted and at times I felt like there were huge pieces of information missing, or perhaps chunks of 'time'.....but still and interesting and shocking look at the 'real' Cary Grant and behaviors that one would never imagine this handsome leading man to exhibit. I felt Dyan Cannon's confusion and fear at times at who this man was that she had fallen in love with. A great read.

This was a brutally honest book about Dyan Cannon's relationship with Cary Grant, the depth of despair she experienced after she married him, and her journey to becoming whole again. Grant was a very complex individual but also seemed very insecure, and Cannon's analysis of his shortcomings have been covered in other books. She tried her best to understand him and "change" to be the person he wanted. Unfortunately, no matter what she did, she could never become the person he wanted. Yes, show more there was a 33 year age difference between them and like all girls of Cannon's age, you expect Prince Charming to come along and to everyone, Grant was, and still is, Prince Charming. However, Cannon does not discuss the bitter custody battle that took place with Grant over daughter Jennifer or if she ever met Grant's last wife. This is a great companion piece to daughter Jennifer's book on Cary Grant that was published about the same time. show less

I really enjoyed this story and I think Dyan Cannon did a remarkable job telling such a painful and private tale. Most of the book was a delightful love story, but the love story turned dark after the couple was married. Of course I expected this as I knew they were divorced. Overall there were quite a few lessons to be learned about spousal abuse, fame, drugs, and so on. While Ms. Cannon wasn't physically abused she certainly suffered emotional abuse at the hands of Cary Grant.