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The Only Woman in the Room

By: Marie Benedict
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both?

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.

But she kept a secret more shocking than her heritage or her marriage: She was a scientist. And she knew a few secrets about the enemy. She had an idea that might help the country fight the Nazis...if anyone would listen to her.

A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication, The Only Woman in the Room is a masterpiece.

©2019 Marie Benedict (P)2018 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage Biography Celebrity Technology Historical Women
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I would have stumbled reading this book due to the use of Austrian and German language and would have missed a fascinating slice of personal history of a movie icon. Heddy was so much more than the Hollywood veneer of beauty.
The timbre of the reader's voice was warm and engaging and the story moved along as a diary, keeping to the pertinent points.

enjoyed learning...

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superbly read and written so nicely, this woman is a real inspiration. Just goes to show what determination can do, and how history is still HIS-story

remarkable woman

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An interesting and fascinating story and one you may not expect of a Hollywood actress. The narrator is very good and makes it an easy to listen to story.

A Very Well Read Book

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This was an interesting story but lacked depth for me. It seemed to only capture the surface of the characters.

Interesting story

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