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Originally Posted by ATDrake
I thought the cover of this looked familiar, so I checked my bookshelves, and it turns out it's a reprint of an old coffee table hardcover book I've owned for years: Audrey Hepburn: A Star Danced.
I read this ages ago, and it's actually pretty nice. There are lots of pictures drawn from throughout her life: photos from her childhood, public appearances, and personal life, as well as the expected stills and behind-the-scenes “candid” shots from her acting work. The accompanying biographical text has enough depth to be satisfying to a casual reader, and touches on various points of personal and professional interest which may lead one to want to read a more dedicated examination of her life and career.
For a mere $1.99, I'd certainly recommend if you happen to like or be interested in Hepburn's life and work or maybe some old Hollywood trivia about her films and co-stars, even if the picture quality is probably a little dubious after conversion to e-book (my hardcover is roughly the size of a 15-inch MacBook).
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I wonder if the book covers the bad with the good. I mean the terrible six(?) years that her and her family suffered in Arnhem (and maybe elsewhere), in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation. She was not Dutch, she wasn't even Jewish--it was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. She and her family suffered terribly in those years. Of course, they weren't alone. There was Corrie ten Boom, for example; but from reading about this part of her life I wonder if her and her family had to suffer as much.
From the sound of the title and the description, the book might only begin to cover Audrey's life as she started to become famous. Of course, that's a biographer's prerogative.