The only woman in the room / Marie Benedict.
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
- ISBN: 1492666866
- ISBN: 9781492696827
- ISBN: 149269682X
- ISBN: 9781492666899
- Physical Description: 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Pagination may vary. Paperback includes reading group guide. |
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| Subject: | Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Women scientists > Fiction. Jewish women > Fiction. Austria > History > 1918-1938 > Fiction. Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 75 of 91 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Carteret County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 91 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Beaufort Main | F BENED (Text) | 34208203863153 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Newport | F BENED (Text) | 34208203727994 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 03/28/2024 |
| Western Carteret | F BENED (Text) | 34208203863112 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
