Greta and Cecil

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Neither of the main players in this account of the on/off relationship between Greta Garbo & Cecil Beaton come across as very nice people. Garbo, well-known as reclusive, seems also quite selfish & rude & dismissive of her fans, whilst Beaton seems like a bit of a flibbertigibbet. They have a brief affair, which Beaton thinks will lead to marriage. When it doesn't, Beaton commits the ultimate betrayal in Garbo's eyes - he talks to the press.

OutsmartYourShelf There's an LGBTQ+ slant to the book as both Garbo & Beaton had affairs with both men & women, & both liked to wear clothes typically worn by the opposite sex at the time. Ultimately their personalities were too different to have ever made a go of things as a couple. Overall it was quite interesting as I didn't know a lot about either of them, but really, not much happened & it was very slow at times. 2⭐

1y

OutsmartYourShelf TW: racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, & misogynist phrases in the period quotations.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4284483795

Read 1st - 5th Jan 2023

#WinterReadathon @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader 1y

Andrew65 Not good. 😖 ☃️☃️☃️ 1y

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dabbe flibbertigibbet ... BEST word of the week! 😀 1y

OutsmartYourShelf @dabbe 😀 1y

DieAReader 😂🥳📚🤓 1y

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