Someday My Prince Will Come
True Adventures of a Wannabe Princess
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The charming story of a small-town girl who dreams of finding love with a real-life English prince--and who's willing to go to hilarious lengths to make her fairy tale come true. Most young girls dream of becoming a princess. But unlike most girls, Jerramy Fine never grew out of it. Strangely drawn to the English royal family since she was a child, Jerramy spends her childhood writing love letters to Buckingham Palace and absorbing any information she can find on modern-day princesses throughout the world. Years later, when her sense of destiny finally brings her to London, Jerramy navigates the murky waters of English social circles, etiquette and dating, with hilarious results.--From publisher description.
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“Someday My Prince Will Come” is a true-life story about a girl who has the courage to purse her childhood dreams.
Jerramy Fine grew up wanting to be a princess. Born in Colorado to hippie parents that named her a boy's name, she takes the reader through her hippie, farm town childhood. She feeds chickens and never really fits in at school for her royal ways. At the age of six she picks her husband, Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips. She even writes letters to Peters in care of Buckingham Palace.
Fine grows up planning her life around going to England and fitting in among royalty. While most girls grow out of Disney fairy tales (her parents never allowed her to watch) she holds on to her dreams. She travels to London for grad-school, meets Princess Anne, and Earl Spencer. She spends a holiday in India has struggles with flat-mates, expenses of London, and dating.
Fine's insensitivity to her parents and small town did become a little tiresome half way through the book. At times she sounded a little naïve in romance and men but she kept the story flowing with her humorist voice and dramatic adventures.
Jerramy Fine's memoir is a very light and funny read. I found it refreshing to read a memoir that wasn't all doom and gloom. She is witty and entertaining. I found myself laughing out loud many times. I admire Fine for her determination and endurance setting out and staying true to her goals.
