{"product_id":"beautiful-invention-margaret-porter-9780990742036","title":"Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr\u003c\/strong\u003e by Margaret Porter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"But I don't regret anything. I learned a lot.\" --Hedy Lamarr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHollywood Beauty. Brilliant inventor.\u003c\/strong\u003e The incredible true story of a remarkable and misunderstood woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHedy Kiesler, Austrian actress of Jewish heritage, scandalizes Europe with her nudity in the art film \u003cem\u003eEcstasy. \u003c\/em\u003eHer hasty marriage to a wealthy munitions merchant disintegrates as he grows increasingly controlling and possessive. Even worse--he supplies deadly weapons to Hitler's regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe flees husband and homeland for Hollywood, where Louis B. Mayer transforms her into Hedy Lamarr, an icon of exotic glamour. Professional success clashes with her personal life as marriage and motherhood compete with the demands of studio and stardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoused to action by the atrocities of World War II, Hedy secretly invents a new technology intended for her adopted country's defense--and unexpectedly changes the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0990742032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780990742036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/07\/2019","brand":"Margaret Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045697679615,"sku":"9780990742036","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc5be7e8-37a5-4a9d-abf5-b93f547dc1b2.jpg?v=1684980219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-invention-margaret-porter-9780990742036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}