Overview
From beloved inaugural Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, an uplifting memoir about a fresh start after heartbreak and a juicy peek behind the reality TV curtain. Gerry Turner's life changed forever when his high school sweetheart, and wife of over forty years, Toni passed away unexpectedly right after her retirement. Together, the inseparable pair had been laying out plans for their golden years, finally able to relax and take a step back after decades working and raising their two daughters. In that moment, the carefully constructed picture Gerry had of the rest of his life shattered. After years of grieving and attending valuable counselling sessions, Gerry felt ready to find not just another woman to live with, but the next woman he couldn't live without. He wanted to take on new adventures and seize each day, even without Toni by his side. When he was selected to star in ABC's The Golden Bachelor, he had no idea what was to come. In GOLDEN YEARS, Gerry chronicles his grief after Toni's death, his unbelievable experiences on The Golden Bachelor, and the important if painful lessons he took away from both. In this book, he offers not only behind-the-scenes insights into the filming of the show, but the hard-won rules he lived by when putting himself out there again.
Full Product Details
Author: Gerry Turner
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.420kg
ISBN: 9781538772102
ISBN 10: 1538772108
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 27 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""Turner details all the connections, mishaps, and dating dilemmas with a smoothly written mixture of honesty and emotional maturity [...] An honest, if bittersweet, reality TV confessional.""--Kirkus ""[An] affable memoir [...] Fans of the show will be thrilled by the peeks inside the reality TV circus. It adds up to a sweet testament to the difficulties and rewards of searching for love late in life.""--Publishers Weekly
""[An] affable memoir [...] Fans of the show will be thrilled by the peeks inside the reality TV circus. It adds up to a sweet testament to the difficulties and rewards of searching for love late in life.""--Publishers Weekly
Author Information
A 72-year-old television personality and entrepreneur, Gerry Turner came to star on the ABC's senior-focused spin-off of The Bachelor following the tragic loss of his wife, Toni, in 2017. He married his high school sweetheart at 22 and subsequently relocated to Davenport, IA, where he worked as the general manager for a corporation that owned five restaurants, before retiring. He has two daughters and two granddaughtes.
