Greta & Cecil [Paperback]

Diana Souhami (Author)

Book Description

Series: Phoenix Press | Publication Date: December 31, 2001

The story of the tempestuous romance between screen goddess Greta Garbo and society photographer Cecil Beaton--two enigmatic and iconic legends of the 30s. Best-selling author Souhami has drawn on diaries, letters, photographs, and films to show they both infused their work with the allure of androgyny--while concealing it in their private lives. A beautiful picture of two remarkable individuals and their era. "Compelling reading."--Literary Review. "...fascinating insight..."--Elle.

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From the Publisher

From the acclaimed biographer of Gertrude and Alice--the revealing, gossipy biography of the relationship between Greta Garbo and Cecil Beaton and their unconventional loves and obsessions. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Diana Souhami is the author of many widely acclaimed books, and she has also written plays for radio and television. She won the Whitbread Biography Award for Selkirk's Island.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Phoenix Press (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184212160X
• ISBN-13: 978-1842121603
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,848,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEATON'S TRUE COLORS REVEALED, November 1, 2002

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JOSET LORET (TAMPA, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greta & Cecil (Paperback)

I BOUGHT THIS BOOK TO ADD TO MY GRETA GARBO BOOK COLLECTION & WAS SATISFIED WITH ITS REVELATIONS. I DON'T ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT I READ FROM SECONDHAND SOURCES BUT THIS BOOK SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE IN ITS TELLING OF THE LIFE OF CECIL BEATON AS IT RELATED TO GARBO. I WAS PLEASED TO LEARN DETAILS OF GARBO'S PRIVATE LIFE AS A RECLUSE SINCE SUCH INFORMATION IS SCARCE. THE BOOK IS CERTAINLY A GREAT READ AS MR. BEATON WAS QUITE INTERESTING HIMSELF & HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE GARBO IN FIRST PERSON.