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The only woman in the room

Benedict, Marie (author.).

Summary: 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. A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781492666868 (hardcover ;
  • ISBN: 1492666866
  • Physical Description: print
    254 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019]
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 3 / 5.0

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General Note:
Includes a reading group guide on (pages 252-254).

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Subject: Lamarr, Hedy 1913-2000 Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 Fiction
Women scientists Fiction
Jewish women Fiction
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch BENED M (Text) 33126022779296 Adult Fiction Available -
Erlanger Branch BENED M (Text) 33126025298013 Adult Fiction Available -
Independence Branch BENED M (Text) 33126022778900 Adult Fiction Available -

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