Femmes Fatales: Now, Voyager (Paperback)

from melissavenable

Another book I received because it was the basis of one of my favorite movies. The book and film are very close in story and I enjoyed the story of Charlotte Vale (who could now be no one else but Bette Davis) even in my second reading. There is a little history hidden throughout - a documentatio...

from MuseofIre

After my recent disappointment with The African Queen, I was quite relieved to find that this book is quite worthy of another of my favorite movies. The movie follows the story closely and lifts much of the significant dialog verbatim. The story is richer in detail, giving more insight into the m...

from Murphy-Jacobs

Not the book I expected it to be. I've seen the Bette David movie based on this book a dozen times, so I expected a slightly weepy romance. What I got was a rather surprising story filled with subtext, a story about a woman breaking the mold for women of her class and her time -- single by choice...

from burritapal

I have a love/hate relationship with this book. I hate it because the"ugly duckling" protagonist"blooms" because of the influence of a man, and I love it because she learns to be happy by herself, without being a couple. Charlotte Vale is from a rich Boston family. She has no self-esteem and her ...

from TRWhittier

When I found this hidden in the stacks at the library, I snatched it as though it was a prize jewel. For a long time now, I've wanted to take a crack at Prouty's work, especially since becoming aware of her connection with Sylvia Plath. But unfortunately, like Plath, I'm not crazy about Prouty's ...