• If This Was Happiness

  • A Biography of Rita Hayworth
  • De: Barbara Leaming
  • Narrado por: Anna Fields
  • Duración: 13 h y 17 m
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (419 calificaciones)

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If This Was Happiness

De: Barbara Leaming
Narrado por: Anna Fields
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Rita Hayworth was the epitome of 1940s glamour. A legendary "Love Goddess", she was a huge box-office star, and her sultry beauty and sensational figure made her into one of Hollywood's greatest sex-symbols: a pin-up so incendiary that GIs pasted it on to the first atom bomb ever detonated.

Yet behind the smoldering image lay a tragic secret that wrecked her private life. A pathologically shy child, she was thrust at an early age into a sordid limelight as her vaudevillian father's dancing partner, and suffered sexual and physical abuse at his hands. A desperate need for protection led her into five marriages, including nuptials with Orson Welles and Prince Aly Khan. All of them resulted in exploitation and disaster, as did affairs with some of the world's most glamorous men.

©1989 Barbara Leaming (P)1996 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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"Hayworth fans will learn much from this biography by the author of Orson Welles. The surprising story of the acutely shy Margarita Carmen Cansino, who was dubbed the 'Love Goddess', contains more melodrama than most romance novels." (Publishers Weekly)

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Great read but very sad.

If you are looking for a happy-go-lucky story with a happy ending, this is not the book for you. It was a very interesting read, though. I liked how the author explained Rita's psychological reasons for doing things, due to things that had happened in her life.

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Sad story of a sad life.

This book as Rita life was very sad. It is sad that she never really found true love and even if she did could not believe it was. I found the book interesting and easy to listen to.

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Love the golden era stars

Well told with a sad end that lots of families can relate to. I would recommend

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Exciting yet Sad

A true definition of the meaning, "All that glitters is not gold!" Entertaining and informative about the so - called glamour days of Hollywood!

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Fabulous!

Love it! Haven't read a bad Leaning book yet!
The narrator was perfect for this story.

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In-depth study

much better than the usual hollywood biography.

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A tremendous tragedy . . .

. . . that is as much an engaging exploration of Hayworth's intriguing life as it is a case study of the lifelong and profound effects of childhood trauma. Irrevocably broken by that trauma, Hayworth spent a lifetime and multiple fortunes trying to repair the unrepairable and, in the process, lived a life so intensely self-centered that she unwittingly hurt all of those around her. Extremely well written, excellent narration, and definitely one to listen to twice because it's so packed with characters and events that you miss both content and import on the first go.

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incredible story

Loved it. The narrator did. good job, the author was very detailed and understanding to Rita's plight.She had a rough life and sadly didn't get better off screen.

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highly recommended book about life & times of rita

excellent narrator. enhanced story which was very compelling and interesting. recommend it. she had a tough life!

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fascinating read!!!

so much I didn't know and what a great narration that draws you in!

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