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The Blue Butterfly, A Novel of Marion Davies
by Leslie Johansen Nack
Book Review…The Blue Butterfly by Leslie Johansen Nack
1915
Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible.
1919
A baby girl is born in secret and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin.
1937
At the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane.
The Blue Butterfly was a fascinating read! Following along as the lives and romance of actress Marion Davies and the publishing baron William Randolph Hearst come to life was quite the adventure! They lived a complicated life together and apart. There were many times I was truly heartbroken for Marion. The writing and the amount of research that went into this book is absolutely amazing! It was wonderful to get lost in the rich and famous and to feel the love, the happiness, the heartbreak and everything in-between that Marion lived through! Leslie Johansen Nack did an amazing job bringing Marion to life for me! An amazing read that I find myself even a week later still thinking about!
1915
Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible.
1919
A baby girl is born in secret and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin.
1937
At the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane.
The Blue Butterfly was a fascinating read! Following along as the lives and romance of actress Marion Davies and the publishing baron William Randolph Hearst come to life was quite the adventure! They lived a complicated life together and apart. There were many times I was truly heartbroken for Marion. The writing and the amount of research that went into this book is absolutely amazing! It was wonderful to get lost in the rich and famous and to feel the love, the happiness, the heartbreak and everything in-between that Marion lived through! Leslie Johansen Nack did an amazing job bringing Marion to life for me! An amazing read that I find myself even a week later still thinking about!