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The only woman in the room
Record details
- ISBN: 1492666866 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9781492666868 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9781492666868
- ISBN: 1492666866
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Physical Description:
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254 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. But Hedy is also intelligent. At lavish Vienna dinner parties, she overhears the Third Reich's plans. One night in 1937, desperate to escape her controlling husband and the rise of the Nazis, she disguises herself and flees her husband's castle. She lands in Hollywood, where she becomes Hedy Lamarr, screen star. But Hedy is keeping a secret even more shocking than her Jewish heritage: she is a scientist. She has an idea that might help the country and that might ease her guilt for escaping alone -- if anyone will listen to her. Based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 44 of 56 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 56 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rockville Public Library | F BEN (Text) | 34035144441371 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
The Only Woman in the Room : A Novel
Marie Benedict is a well established lawyer at two of the country's premier law firms. She graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a focus on Art History and History. She is also a cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Law. Marie had a passion for unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. She followed this passion and began her writing career. Her first historical novel was "The Other Einstein", which recounts the story of Albert Einstein's first wife, a physicist, and the role she may have played in his theories.The other novels in this series include Carnegie's Maid, and The Only Woman in the Room. She also writes historical novels as Heather Terrell. Those titles include: The Chrysalis, The Map Thief, and Brigid of Kildare. (Bowker Author Biography)
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