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A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life And Times Of Lillian Hellman (2012)

by Alice Kessler-Harris(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1596913630 (ISBN13: 9781596913639)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bloomsbury Press

review 1: I really enjoyed this book. I am one of those people the author referred to who had always looked up to Lillian Hellman for her stand during thr McCarthy hearings but she did have a lot of contradictions. This biography fairly explores those in a very interesting way. I have read other biographies of her but like this one. It is not organized chronologically, however, so if you are new to Hellman you might start elsewhere.
review 2: I've been interested in Lillian Hellman since I watched The Little Foxes---an amazing movie starring Bette Davis. This book thoroughly fleshes out Hellman, including her testimony before the House Unamerican Activities Committee, where she refused to name names and admitted to being a Communist for only a very short time. Th... moreis was one of the most interesting parts of the book and surprising to remember how very important this once was in American history and what a non-issue it now is. I also was impressed with how true to her principles she lived her life, something I also try to do. A very strong woman, attacked often by others for being a woman in a man's world. less

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