![]() Stunning and heartrending, Montgomery Clift is a remarkable tribute to one of Hollywood's most gifted-and tormented-actors. He continued to make films, but the loss of his beauty and subsequent addictions finally brought the curtain down on his career. Ms Bosworth unfolds the story of Clifts life at a wonderful pace in clear, strong language that gave me the sense of being in Montys presence not being. Then his face was destroyed after a traumatic car crash outside Taylor's house. He developed passionate friendships with Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor in spite of his closeted homosexuality. She traces a poignant trajectory: Clift's childhood was dominated by a controlling, class-obsessed mother who never left him alone. Open Road Media 4.3 star 11 reviews Ebook 428 Pages familyhome Eligible info 17.99 Ebook Free sample About this ebook arrowforward The definitive work on the. ![]() In this affecting biography, Patricia Bosworth explores the complex inner life and desires of the renowned actor. Elegant, moody, and strikingly handsome, he became one of the most definitive actors of the 1950s, the first of Hollywood's "loner heroes," a group that includes Marlon Brando and James Dean. ![]() ![]() From the moment he leapt to stardom with the films Red River and A Place in the Sun, Montgomery Clift was acclaimed by critics and loved by fans. Montgomery Clift : a biography by Bosworth, Patricia. "The definitive work on the gifted, haunted actor" ( Los Angeles Times) and "the best film star biography in years" ( Newsweek). ![]()
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![]() ![]() The treasury’s coffers are bare and tensions with the powerful Dutch Republic are boiling over. It is the summer of 1669 and England is in dire straits. What better allies for one of history’s most infamous womanizers than a secret society of dangerous outlaws, made up entirely of women? Jack Jewers reimagines one of Britain’s greatest historical figures through a 21 st century lens.Readers will love how Pepys not only turns detective but must confront his own prejudices along the way. And along the way he is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about who he is and what he really believes… Events spiral out of control, embroiling Pepys in a deadly plot that reaches higher than he ever could have imagined. The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys by Jack Jewers picks up a week after Pepys’ last diary entry, and follows Pepys on a mission to investigate the death of a Crown agent in Portsmouth – the home of the Royal Navy. Or did he? This action-packed historical thriller imagines what might have happened next. ![]() Samuel Pepys Diary has enthralled readers for centuries with its audacious wit, gripping detail, and indecent assignations. Look out for my review of this fabulous book later this month. Thank you to Funmi from Midas Books for the invitation. ![]() I’m thrilled to share a publication day spotlight post with you today of historical crime fiction novel The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys by Jack Jewers. ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't want to say much because you really should just read it, but here is one of the details I loved most about this book:Ĭatherine, the main character, is constantly writing rules for her brother, David, so "at least he'll know how the world works, and I won't have to keep explaining." Some of Catherine's life rules include: ![]() (As evidenced by this Sunday morning when my husband said, "Let's make pancakes!".which is usually enough to make me drop whatever I'm doing and immediately dash for the kitchen.and instead I mumbled absently, "Mmmm.maybe after I finish this chapter. ![]() This may not sound like light reading, but Cynthia Lord's humor and honesty and real, three-dimensional characters make the chapters fly by and you hardly want to put the book down. Rules, simply put, is a story of a young girl trying to find her place in family, friendships, and life, while also figuring out how to deal with her younger brother's autism and all the unusual pressure and demand that condition can put on a family. It's been well over a year since Cynthia Lord's book Rules came out, and about six months since it received the American Library Association's prestigious Newbery Honor Award for her "distinguished contribution to American literature for children." My favorite kidlit bloggers published their thoughtful, insightful reviews ages ago. ![]() ![]() Interactions should not primarily be for personal benefit. Interact with the community in good faith. Respect for members and creators shall extend to every interaction. Visionīuild a reputation for inclusive, welcoming dialogue where creators and fans of all types of speculative fiction mingle. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. For updated information regarding ongoing community features, please visit 'new' Reddit. ![]() ![]() Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with information about Book Clubs and AMAs as of October 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But “there was love there” witnesses interviewed here declare. Howard Marshall, the rich old fool four times her age who pursued her, “protected” and financed her rise to fame and whose riches she sought a share of after his death. Golddigging? Yes, she turned on the Betty Boop (phone) voice for doddering, wheelchair-bound J. ![]() Cagey enough to bet on her best assets, play the angles, work the paparazzi, seize her chances and get famous and turn that into great wealth. “How dumb is Anna Nicole?” a tabloid headline from back then wondered. Anybody who remembers Smith in her time - the ’90s and early 2000s - figures “Oh, I KNOW her all right.”īut Ursula Macfarlane’s film, sort of a post mortem version of the recent Pamela Anderson and Britney Spears docs, spends much of its running time interviewing people who puncture that “golddigger,” “fame whore” famous-for-being-famous image. The title of the new documentary, “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me,” is almost a play on words. ![]() |