Uptown Girl

A Memoir

De: Christie Brinkley

Narrado por: Christie Brinkley

In 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was “discovered” outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of magazines and cement her legacy as an All-American icon. Although she’s lived more than fifty years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told.

Now, for the first time, Christie shares what life has been like, both in front of and behind the cameras, considering the girl she was alongside the woman she has become. Her stories are as heartening as they are eye-opening, as she recounts her most formative chapters, including the betrayal she experienced by her biological father as a child, her lifelong passion for art, her whirlwind career, her four tumultuous marriages—including her heartbreaking divorce from Billy Joel—and the harrowing experiences that almost cut her life short.

Through it all, Christie’s unwavering belief in the magic and mystery of life has been her guiding light, even during her darkest times. It is with this grace and gratitude that she tenderly chronicles the unexpected, unexplainable ways her life has unfolded, embracing every adventure and twist of fate along the way: traveling the world as a supermodel at the height of the model wars, living life on the road with her rock-star husband and their baby, starring in blockbuster movies and hit sitcoms, riding horses with cowboys, training with world-champion boxers, and even stepping into the spotlight on Broadway.

A bighearted, beautifully crafted memoir of resilience and self-discovery, Uptown Girl is the brave account of a life lived at full throttle and on full display.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Lukewarm

Huge autobiography fan and have followed Christie her entire life so I enjoy the story. Typically I prefer an autobiography read by the author but not this one. The over performance nearly made this a DNF for me. The whispery voice, over inflection is too much. Just read, don’t act.

Honestyyyyyyyy

Christy’s honesty and positivity is as beautiful as she is. I felt a kinship to her that brought happy tears to my eyes when she said her lawyer called her a “bad picker”. Lol. She makes my hope soar! Wishing her love in every way!

A Life Well Lived

Christie Brinkley was very honest and raw in her memoir. She shares the good and bad about her relationship decisions. I still believe that Christie holds a candle for Billy Joel. A great read!

Excellent!

hearing the details of Christie’s life was inspiring to me.
I felt so sad fort her when her marriage to Billy Joel ended.

Amazingly beautiful book

I absolutely loved this book I listened to it on audible in just a few days. It is captivating and she gives intimate details of her beautiful life. She is wonderful and an amazing writer