Publisher's Synopsis
Olympic goild medalist Dorothy Hamill has a dark story of scrifice and heartbreak behind her iconic smile. In this moving and revealing memoir, Hamill finally comes to grips with her painful past, sharing it with the world for the first time. Skating has always been Dorothy's only means of escape, but an intense depression took over when she discovered that great success didn't dampen the constant stress of trying to please her parents and coaches. Shortly after her husband was tragically killed, deepening her depression. This is her story of how she found the silver lining.