James M. Cain, Joan Crawford, Kate Winslet, and “Mildred Pierce”: Women, Ambition, Romance, and Motherhood
What do women really want?
Classic-Movies
The Great Depression and the Optimism of Shirley Temple
Could any child star today be as big as Shirley Temple? You will be amazed to discover the breadth of this little girl’s influence.
Confessions of a Marilyn Monroe Snob: How Anita Loos convinced me that “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Marilyn Monroe really is a victim of her own press. If you haven’t watched one of her films in a long time, or ever, check out Gentlemen Prefer Blondes…no read the book first…the movie….the book…I don’t know. If you do either or both, you’ll be glad you did.
On Ken Follett and Whether Epic Novels Are Worth the Time
A look at Ken Follett, Jean M. Auel, and James Michener
“Dutch Girl”: Audrey Hepburn and the Nazi Resistance
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II I have to tell you, I have not read a book having anything to do with Nazis or even World War 2 in a very long time. I think the last thing might have been a book I read about the Mitford sisters, one of whom …
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