The Only Woman In The Room By Marie Benedict

This historical novel tells the story of actress Hedy Lamarr.
Her life was quite amazing.
She was born into a Jewish family in Vienna.
At nineteen, she married a very wealthy, older man who was an arms dealer.
They owned three magnificent homes/palaces, and entertained many famous and powerful people including Hitler.
Only problem: He was abusive.
She tries to escape him, but he thwarts her attempt.
After a second escape plan that is successful, she finds herself on a ship headed to the United States.
She meets Louis B. Mayer of MGM Studio fame onboard, and goes to work for him becoming the famous actress we have all heard about.
Oh, and she has this brilliant mind and even secures a patent for a device that could make the aim of torpedoes more accurate and thus save lives in World War II.
Only problem: The book is only 243 pages long.
Had the author used an extra hundred pages, she could have put some meat on the story as opposed to just stringing together these bare bone facts.
As you can tell, I followed her style in writing this review!

*****

Like my book reviews? Try my blog! FREE gift to new subscribers: a downloadable booklet of motivational quotes, Some Do’s and Don’ts in Life.

Share this on Social Media

Reader Interactions