Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr. Margaret Porter. Gallica Press. October pp. ISBN#: “I enjoy drawing up plans and designing and making things They don’t realize that Hedy Lamarr is an invention.” Yes, Hedy Lamarr was a beautiful actress but also an intelligent woman who invented a war weapon that was almost used to defeat the Germans in WWII/5(22). Porter's insightful account of a gifted yet often misunderstood inventor and movie star makes for a winning novel." Publishers Weekly "Beautiful Invention deftly weaves Hedwig Kiesler's life as an intelligent, daring woman with the seductive, exotic Hedy Lamarr MGM invented and displayed to a fascinated public. It’s fast, fun, fascinating, enjoyable, intriguing, and recommended.". As a young Austrian actress, Hedy (born Hedwig Kiesler) makes a scandalous, avant-garde fil Hedy Lamarr is feted as much for her intellect as for her beauty in this captivating novel set in the.
Currently I'm writing historical biographical fiction as Margaret Porter. For information about my latest titles, The Limits of Limelight, Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr, and A Pledge of Better Times, click here On that website you'll find ordering links for paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobook, as well background info and my blog. Publisher: GallicaPress ISBN Author: Porter,Margaret ISBN Used-like N: The book pretty much look like a new book. There will be no stains or markings on the book, the cover is clean and crisp, the book will look unread, the only marks there may be are slight bumping marks to the edges of the book where it may have been on a shelf previously. Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr Margaret Porter. Gallica, $ trade paper (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. A Pledge of Better Times.
As a young Austrian actress, Hedy (born Hedwig Kiesler) makes a scandalous, avant-garde fil Hedy Lamarr is feted as much for her intellect as for her beauty in this captivating novel set in the. Hedy Lamarr is feted as much for her intellect as for her beauty in this captivating novel set in the s. As a young Austrian actress, Hedy (born Hedwig Kiesler) makes a scandalous, avant-garde film in called Ecstasy that is star-making, but shadows her personally and professionally. Soon after, she marries a jealous, domineering supplier of military weapons to dictators, including Hitler. Publication Day: Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr Now available in print and all digital formats, my latest novel. I'm a guest on the Reading the Past blog for a release day interview about the book, the writing process, and my focus on biographical historical fiction: Reading the Past Interview with Margaret Porter.
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