PINK SUIT FOR A BLUE DAY By Grace Knight
One
of Australia's most enduring music stars Grace Knight (Eurogliders) exposes shocking
secrets in tell-all memoir!
Grace Knight publicly reveals the
shocking secret she has carried all her life for the first time in a tell-all
autobiography, Pink Suit for a Blue Day. Detailing a long journey filled with
bumps and hurdles, she provides an intimate look into her career as one of Australia's
most enduring music stars and unveils with brutal honesty the harrowing tales
of sexual abuse she endured throughout childhood. Not only is this a fascinating
look into the secret life of a music idol, Pink Suit for a Blue Day is a inspiration
to anyone who has been the victim of physical or emotional abuse proving that
with honesty and the help of loved ones, the move towards healing and forgiveness
is possible.
Singer Grace Knight has been a fixture of the
Australian music scene for decades, first as a member of the indie pop group,
Eurogliders, in the 1980's and as a solo jazz singer since the group disbanded
in 1989. But this glamorous star has carried with her a tragic and burdensome
secret, one of betrayal and abuse by a member of her own family that she now reveals
publicly for the first time. In this frank and heart-wrenching memoir, Grace tells
of the childhood sexual abuse that she endured from her father and the life-long
impact that this trauma had on her as she rose to fame and struggled with holding
down relationships.
"I have written this story for the
women and men that have nurtured a legacy around some form of abuse, in an attempt
to expose the nature of our selves, by exposing myself," says Grace. "I
feel obliged to write this story, because to a degree I feel like I have come
out the other end, I've slain the dragon." Knight came to international attention
when the Eurogliders released their biggest hit, Heaven (Must Be There) in 1984
off the album This Island. This song just missed the top spot in Australia, reaching
#2 on the charts, also reaching #21 in the United States and appearing on the
Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and the Hot 100. The group found continued fame,
particularly in Australia, where their next album, Absolutely, became a top-ten
hit and provided three top-ten singles.
When the group went
their separate ways in 1989, Grace began the next phase of her career as a successful
solo jazz singer, releasing her fifth solo album, Willow, in 2008. She also took
part in the brief Eurogliders reunion that saw the group release two more records
between 2005 and 2007. Despite the scrutiny of one's personal life that inevitably
comes with fame, Grace has successfully concealed her biggest secret all her life,
but now opens up publicly for the first time in Pink Suit for a Blue Day, sharing
her journey from betrayal to healing and ultimately forgiveness.
'Pink
Suit For A Blue Day' is available now.
