Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The House of Gucci  By  cover art

The House of Gucci

By: Sara Gay Forden
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Sara Gay Forden
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $35.09

Buy for $35.09

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Now a major motion picture from director Ridley Scott starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver

The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword

On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan’s elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan’s chief of police entered the sumptuous palazzo of Maurizio’s ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani - nicknamed “the Black Widow” by the press - and arrested her for the murder.

Did Patrizia kill her ex-husband because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because he was preparing to marry his mistress? Or is it possible Patrizia didn’t do it at all?

The Gucci story is one of glitz, glamour, and intrigue - a chronicle of the rise, near-fall, and subsequent resurgence of a fashion dynasty. Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed, The House of Gucci is a pause-resisting account of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.

©2012 Sara G. Forden (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Featured Article: Celebrate Award Season 2022 with Page-to-Screen Nominees and Listening Recs Based on Your Frontrunners


And now, it's time to honor and celebrate the achievements of the artists who brought these treasures to the big screen. No matter who you're rooting for when the ceremony begins, these listens are all worthy of a golden statuette in our books. Here are the audiobooks that directly inspired the nominees and a few others to check out based on your own personal frontrunners.

What listeners say about The House of Gucci

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    481
  • 4 Stars
    225
  • 3 Stars
    152
  • 2 Stars
    44
  • 1 Stars
    30
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    498
  • 4 Stars
    179
  • 3 Stars
    71
  • 2 Stars
    28
  • 1 Stars
    14
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    418
  • 4 Stars
    187
  • 3 Stars
    112
  • 2 Stars
    41
  • 1 Stars
    30

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Just read the cliff notes or wait for the movie.

This book spent way too much time on detailed runs of stories that contribute nothing to build the true story. The details on designs overwhelmed the book. It was so mechanical. The true story got lost until more than halfway through the book. If you are super intrigued about how to NOT run a fashion or a family business, then you might like this book. Read a summary or maybe wait to watch the movie.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

86 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

yes

shocking
kept my interest.
i love it
gucci
lady gaga is a perfect fit

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

21 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wxcellent book about the empire of Gucci

This book is excellent blend of autobiography, novel and analytics. My best book about the fashion titans so far.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

21 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Not what I expected

I couldn’t finish it. I didn’t experience any intrigue. I thought it sounded like a dry textbook in some places. Just not very interesting to me personally.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

14 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

This is not a true crime novel

By the subtitle I thought this was going to be a true crime novel. It’s not. It’s kind of interesting and I finished the whole thing. But it wasn’t what I expected.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

11 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

I Don’t Get It

I listened for 2-hours and literally nothing happened, so I gave up. If you haven’t grabbed my attention within 2-hours, it’s not going to work out for me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

10 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Boring

Just wasted 16 hours of my life. I did not find the story compelling or very interesting.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

10 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Not what I expected

I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t this. I suppose I wanted the story that’s going to be the movie. This isn’t it. This is a comprehensive biography of the start to today Gucci family. This story starts in 1800’s Florence with the great great grand father. About 2 hours ish is dedicated to the murder of Mauricio Gucci. It was long and drawn out.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Hard no for me

OMG boring. If you want to learn the history of the Gucci business any absolutely anyone they were associated with, then this is the book for you. Very misleading.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

So boring

This book did not get interesting. I really tired, but I couldn’t stick with it. I was planning on returning it, but I think audible removed that feature.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful