

Marlene
A Novel
Author: C. W. Gortner
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/24/2016
Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Historical Fiction
Author: C. W. Gortner
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/24/2016
Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Historical Fiction
C. W. Gortner is the author of many bestselling historical novels—including Mademoiselle Chanel—which have been published in more than twenty countries. He lives in San Francisco.
3.5 stars if I could , but rounded up to 4 . I can't say that I've ever seen any of her movies , but that didn't diminish at all my interest in reading this biographical novel of Marlene Dietrich. I do remember seeing clips, seeing how beautiful she was and hearing that sultry voice . The first perso......more
I've been a fan of C.W. Gortner's books long before I met and befriended him at a conference, and Marlene Dietrich is perhaps my favorite of his heroines. She comes to life on the page: a swearing smoking bisexual goddess of sin. From her early days as schoolgirl violinist to her sashay through the......more
3/5 Apie Marleną žinojau absurdiškai mažai, bet kaip ir visos kitos stiprios istorinės asmenybės, šioji mane domino. Gortner įprastai pateikia lengvai papasakotą, bet istorinių faktų nestokojančią istoriją, tik kad šį kartą jam teko reikalas apibūdinti ne kokią karalienę laikais, kai vidutinis amžius......more
Marlene Dietrich wasn't an icon for me until I saw her in Destry Rides Again, and then I wanted to see all her movies. I knew that she first had success in Weimar Germany. My concept of Weimar Germany is based on The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr Norris/Goodbye to Berlin, a short story collection b......more
Nuostabi! Ir Marlena ir knyga. Man atėmė žadą ši nepaprasta moteris ir labai lengvai, įdomiai ir įtraukiančiai parašytas autobiografinis romanas apie ją ❤️❤️❤️......more