One of Grace Kelly's bridesmaids offers an intimate portrait of the Princess of Monaco, from her rise to Hollywood stardom to her spectacular wedding, providing vivid details about Grace Kelly and her bridesmaids. Grace Kelly's marriage was a fairy tale worthy of Hollywood. Quine, a privileged young woman herself, shared in the glamour and excitement as one of Kelly's bridesmaids. Her book is not only a biography of the actress, but by focusing on the lives of Kelly's six close frineds, it also draws a portrait of a generation of women. Beginning in the optimism of the Fifties, these disparate lives mirror much of the change the United States has faced since World War II. At times superficial and at others more philosophical, Quine's work provides an interesting angle to what might otherwise have been a rather standard biography. - Barbara E. Kemp, Washington State Univ. Lib., Pullman Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.