Book description
Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent
performances as a woman in love in such classics as Camille,
Queen Christina and Grand Hotel. For half a
century her apparently reclusive existence enhanced her reputation as
a remote and enigmatic screen goddess.
Now, in this beautifully illustrated book, Hugo Vickers tells the
remarkable story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that
dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de
Acosta. It is a highly revealing portait of an exotic world - at its
centre, an enthrallign and demanding star who gave little in return.
Hugo Vickers' books include
Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece
;
Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough
;
Cecil Beaton
;
Vivien Leigh
;
Loving Garbo
;
Royal Orders
;
The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
; and
The Kiss
, which won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen for Non-fiction.
