One Last Dance Patrick Swayze

One Last Dance: Patrick Swayze

A heartwarming, in-depth portrait of the belovered star whose sensational performances in Dirty Dancing and Ghost seduced a generation, and whose courage in the face of illness captivated millions.

For almost thirty years, Patrick Swayze has been an American icon of masculinity and sex appeal, strong but sensitive, romantic yet dangerous.

In this intimate and revealing biography, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh shares the inspiring untold story of Patrick's incredible life: his show business childhood, his fairy-tale love affair with wife Lisa Niemi, his catapult into alcoholism after his father's untimely death, the daredevil exploits that almost killed him, and the courageous fight against pancreatic cancer, a fight that has offered hope and encouragement to other grappling with similar life-threatening illnesses.

Ever since the steamy low-budget film Dirty Dancing skyrocketed Patrick to fame and cemented his place in the hearts of audiences around the world, he has been acherished public figure. Based on interviews with countless sources who have never spoken about Patrick before- from the Texas beauty who shared his first kiss, to the woman he almost married, to the manager he worked closely with him from his teen idol days until his romantic tour de force in Ghost- and many more, Leigh unveils surprising details about the charismatic actor's life on and off screen. Beginning with his training as a dancer with his choreographer mother and spanning his remarkable- and at times challenging- career, this groundbreaking, biography of the unforgettable entertainer is the mesmerizing, enduring and definitive story of a man who captured the hearts of a generation.

Wendy Leigh is the author of Prince Charming, The J.F.K. Jr Story, The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe and Jaqueline and True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess and co-author of Life with My Sister Madonna. She writes on a regular basis for The Mail on Sunday and Daily Mail and has been published in Observer, Sunday Times, Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent and the Guardian.

One Last Dance: Patrick Swayze
Simon and Schuster Australia
Author: Wendy Leigh
ISBN: 9781439149973