Margaret Porter
I'm the author of Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr (2018) and twelve other historical novels, including bestsellers, award-winners, and foreign language editions. I studied British history in the U.K. and afterwards worked in theatre, film, and television. I return annually to Great Britain and Europe to research my stories and nonfiction projects. I've also contributed articles on British history and travel to numerous publications and blogs, and writesfor newspapers and lifestyle magazines. More information is available at www.margaretporter.com. I tweet as @MargaretAuthor.
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Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Kiesler, Austrian actress of Jewish heritage, scandalizes Europe with her nudity in the art film Ecstasy. Her hasty marriage to a wealthy munitions merchant disintegrates as he grows increasingly controling and possessive. Even worse—her discovery that he supplies deadly weapons to Hitler’s regime. She flees husband and homeland for Hollywood, where Louis B. Mayer transforms her into Hedy Lamarr, an icon of exotic glamour. Professional success clashes with her personal life as marriage and motherhood compete with the demands of studio and stardom.
Roused to action by the atrocities of World War II, Hedy secretly invents a new technology intended for her adopted country’s defense—and unexpectedly changes the world.
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Fiction & Literature, Entertainment & Culture, Romance, Journalism, Biography & History