This was a pleasantly surprising read, in fact I was unable to be parted from it for very long. Let's be honest, most of us would never pick up a bio of Dyan Cannon, but that all changes when Cary Grant is the subject. Given the plentiful multitude of books about Cary and some extraordinary claims that get more outlandish depending on the authors' hellbent needs for scandal, Ms. Cannon's book is very down-to-earth and revealing, without being too revealing.

Cannon starts the book really explaining about her early career and how it suddenly was swept by Monsieur Sparkly Eyes (that's my moniker, not hers). Her description of their courtship is really wonderful, as she brings out the private side of Grant while allowing us to ride with her on the magic journey. Then comes marriage and child and divorce. It really reads as a three-act play.

I admire her for not going too much into detail, as his LSD experiments were really based on his need to find quiet and a life force. Dyan has a sense of fun in writing this, and some of her asides had me laughing out loud. Cary Grant may come off as brooding and controlling one minute, then romantic and lively the next, but what I really loved was the way she called out his consistent comical accidents, such as getting his feet stuck to spilled Coca-Cola on her kitchen floor or him waking up on a London-bound ship, to find his feet frozen to the porthole.

The last part of the book is focused on Cannon, as she tries to find herself. So, you basically get an overall bio of her, mixed with the star-laden charm of Cary Grant. That's not bad at all.