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Loving Garbo
Loving Garbo
Oct 6, 2024 4:22 PM

Author:Hugo Vickers

Loving Garbo

Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as Camille, Queen Christina and Grand Hotel. For half a century her apparently reclusive existence enhanced her reputation as a remote and enigmatic screen goddess.

Now, in this beautifully illustrated book, Hugo Vickers tells the remarkable story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. It is a highly revealing portait of an exotic world - at its centre, an enthrallign and demanding star who gave little in return.

Reviews

Hugely ambitious... Vickers's triumph has been to weave the lives of three bisexual, egotistical monsters into an utterly enthralling narrative.

—— Sheridan Morley , Sunday Times

This enticing book... is wonderful.

—— Observer

Immensely entertaining.

—— Alexander Walker , Evening Standard

Kelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing

—— Irish News

Rich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises

—— Observer

Kelly communicates a deep love for the simple and profound influence of music

—— Big Issue

Witty and well observed and, on the subject of music, inspiring

—— Sunday Tribune

Captivating . . . an emotional memoir . . . The author takes readers on a roller-coaster ride from the height of Hollywood fame to his darkest days . . . In one heartbreaking passage, Reeve writes how he wanted to die after his Memorial Day accident until his wife urged him to live

—— New York Daily News

Inspiring

—— Los Angeles Times
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