Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

C. David Heymann (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1984

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 390 pages
• Publisher: Lyle Stuart (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0818403667
• ISBN-13: 978-0818403668
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,094,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Money doesn't make you happy!, March 21, 2008

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jude (uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton (Hardcover)

Such compassion from my fellow reviewers..not! This woman found her mother's dead body at the age of six after her mother committed suicide. She was then abandoned by her father. Exploited, belittled, controlled, ridiculed by several of her husbands. One mocked her weight so much she became anorexic. One left her after almost dying giving birth to his child leaving her unable to have any more. The majority were penniless, aristocrats who saw a vulnerable woman and MONEY. Money is the only thing she had. She had a loveless bleak existence which she tried to fill by spending money. Isn't that what drug addicts, drinkers, food addicts do?
I have read various accounts that this woman should have been happy because she was had money. Superficial, shallow vacuous views of of an unhappy, rejected woman who then lost her only child and descended into a downward spiral.
I fear for humanity when selfish people with no humility truly believe that money makes you happy.

4.0 out of 5 stars All The Pain Money Can Buy, January 7, 2012

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. agatha christie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poor Little Rich Girl (Paperback)

I thought the book was well written. Barbara was so self destructive....chain smoker, pill pusher, alcoholic & for good measure had a severe eating disorder. Sounds like her body just "gave in" at age 66. The sad thing is besides great wealth, Barbara had a lovely baby son that she brought up the way she was, with nannies & boarding schools. Barbara was also very beautiful judging from her early photos. No one could have really stopped her downfall. I think she also enjoyed the headlines & publicity..like being a film star without making movies! I got a depressed feeling at the waste & sadness of her life. Still in her early 30's, she already was showing signs of anorexia nervosa.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, June 9, 2011

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This review is from: Poor Little Rich Girl (Paperback)

This book proves money can't buy happiness, especially when you don't earn it yourself. It's fascinating to see how the really wealthy lived, especially during that time!