Uptown girl : a memoir / 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, featuring more than 100 photographs and never-before-seen pieces of Christie's original artwork, Uptown Girl is the brave account of a life lived at full throttle and on full display."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063385757
- ISBN: 0063385759
- ISBN: 9780063454996
- ISBN: 0063454998
- Physical Description: viii, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Influence, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Author statement from front of dust jacket.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue -- Malibu -- Paris -- New York City -- Telluride -- Home.
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- Subject:
- Brinkley, Christie.
Models (Persons) > United States > Biography. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 40 of 41 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 41 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO BRINKLEY (Text) | 36015000500328 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | BIO BRINKLEY (Text) | 36015000500260 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
