Gwyneth - by Amy Odell (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion, and the modern wellness industry. Gwyneth was born to parents viewed as Hollywood royalty, and that immense privilege turned her into a target of backlash when, at just twenty-six, she won an Oscar. Rather than cave in to criticism, she leveraged the attention for valuable endorsement deals and film roles, eventually founding her controversial wellness and lifestyle company, Goop. Over the decades, she has participated in countless carefully managed interviews, but the real Gwyneth--the basis of her motives, desires, strengths, faults, and vulnerabilities--has never been fully revealed, until now. Based on exclusive conversations with more than 220 sources, including close current and former friends and colleagues, this deeply researched biography provides insight and behind-the-scenes details of her relationships, family, friendships, iconic films, and tenure as the CEO of Goop. Gwyneth offers the fascinating, definitive look at how Paltrow rose to prominence, stayed in the limelight, and shaped culture--for better or worse--for so long."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

"Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --The Washington Post

New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era--complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop.

Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion, and the modern wellness industry. Gwyneth was born to parents viewed as Hollywood royalty, and that immense privilege turned her into a target of backlash when, at just twenty-six, she won an Oscar. Rather than cave in to criticism, she leveraged the attention for valuable endorsement deals and film roles, eventually founding her controversial wellness and lifestyle company, Goop.

Over the decades, she has participated in countless carefully managed interviews, but the real Gwyneth--the basis of her motives, desires, strengths, faults, and vulnerabilities--has never been fully revealed, until now. Based on exclusive conversations with more than 220 sources, including close current and former friends and colleagues, this deeply researched biography provides insight and behind-the-scenes details of her relationships, family, friendships, iconic films, and tenure as the CEO of Goop. Gwyneth offers the fascinating, definitive look at how Paltrow rose to prominence, stayed in the limelight, and shaped culture--for better or worse--for so long.

Review Quotes

"Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --Washington Post

"'Complex' Gwyneth Paltrow Revealed in Bombshell New Book.... From her love affairs with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck to her fallouts with Winona Rider and Madonna... the book, based on over 220 interviews, digs deep into why the star continues to intrigue." --PEOPLE Magazine

"The portrait Odell paints is complex. She writes seriously about Paltrow's work ethic and talents as an actor, gives ample space to the nuances of the alleged abuse Paltrow suffered at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, ... and traces the trajectory from her devastation in the wake of her father's death ... to her interest in alternative wellness solutions." --Vanity Fair

"The new Gwyneth Paltrow biography is juicy as hell... Paltrow has remained one of the most talked-about--albeit polarizing--women in Hollywood for over three decades...Gwyneth [is] shaping up to be one of the most unfiltered accounts of her life yet." --Marie Claire

"Odell's book covers so much more than Goop... It's nearly impossible to separate Paltrow the businesswoman from Paltrow the woman, and Gwyneth paints a holistic portrait of the 52-year-old's life." --Forbes

"A satisfying read about the pioneering and polarizing actor and businesswoman." --AP News

"Gwyn and bear it... I ripped through Odell's account... The story is less about how Paltrow became this figure in the culture than why on earth she was elevated in the first place" --The Guardian

"The broad strokes of Paltrow's life are already American gospel, but thanks to Gwyneth we now have something closer to a cautionary tale." --Air Mail

"Why Gwyneth Paltrow might just be underrated as an entrepreneur... It's easy to make fun of Goop's founder. But as biographer Amy Odell discovered, Paltrow is a wellness innovator who mastered the Attention Economy, for better or worse." --Inc.com

"Readers will likely flock to Gwyneth: The Biography in search of gossip and insights into the charmed life of celebrities. What they'll get, in addition, is a reminder that ice queen Gwyneth is just as complicated and curious as we are." --BBC

"You are not above reading Amy Odell's Gwyneth." --New York Magazine

"Fine, I'll Read the Gwyneth Paltrow Biography.... Congratulations to the marketing department at Simon & Schuster. You got me." --The Cut

"Early previews are juicer than [Gwyneth's] viral-for-the-wrong-reasons bone-broth diet... For someone who stands on business micromanaging her image... this might be the first time we see behind Hollywood's most aspirational curtain." --theSkimm

"Gwyneth: The Biography, brings readers inside the world of everyone's favorite (or least favorite) actress-mogul-nepo-baby-wellness pioneer.... all the moments that made Paltrow the divisive figure she is today." --Vulture

About the Author

Amy Odell is the New York Times bestselling author of Anna: The Biography, an in-depth examination of Anna Wintour, and the essay collection Tales from the Back Row. A veteran culture and fashion journalist, she writes the influential newsletter Back Row. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Time, New York magazine, and numerous other publications.