What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Henry Farrell
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Henry Farrell
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Author: Henry Farrell, Mitch Douglas

Narrator: Lorelei King, Peter Ganim

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2013


Synopsis

The chilling novel that inspired the iconic film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

As seen on the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan, which chronicles the rivalry between the Hollywood stars during their filming of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

The neighbors all whisper about the two sisters who live on the hill: It's Blanche Hudson who lives in that house, you know. The Blanche Hudson, who starred in big Hollywood films all those years ago. Such a shame her career ended so early, all because of that accident. They say it was her sister, Jane, who did it--that she crashed the car because she was drunk. They say that's why she looks after Blanche now, because of the guilt. That's what they say, at least.

Nobody remembers that Jane was once a star herself. A fixture of early vaudeville, Baby Jane Hudson performed her song and dance routines for adoring crowds until a move to Hollywood thrust her sister into the spotlight. Even now, years later, Jane dreams of reviving her act. But as the lines begin to blur between fantasy and reality, past resentments become dangerous--and the sisters' long-kept secrets threaten to destroy them.

Now with three short stories available for the first time in print, including What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte, the basis for the film Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

About Henry Farrell

Henry Farrell is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of The Political Economy of Trust. Farrell lives in Bethesda, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachael on February 25, 2018

Baby Jane Hudson was a precocious vaudeville child star until she was overshadowed by her younger sister, Blanche. Blanche became a beautiful Hollywood actress, but in her prime an accident robbed her of her glittering career, her prospects of romance, and the use of her legs. Whatever happened to ba......more

Goodreads review by María on April 11, 2022

Súper pero súper bueno: Rápido, claustrofóbico, ingenioso, dramático, sentimental, loco, entretenido, horrible, realmente un viaje literario de aquellos. Además, se supone que es viejísimo, pero si no fuera porque hoy existe todo el tema de los celulares, se sentiría como si estuviera pasando aquí y......more

Goodreads review by George on September 14, 2024

Another book which is hard to separate from the movie; impossible to read without images of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis popping into my head. The drama of the famous feud between these two actresses also adds another layer of resonance to the story. The novel itself? It is a horror story, of a sort......more