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Warner Books (1987), Paperback
Description
A novel about a half-caste Indian girl who schemes to get to England where she uses her beauty to attract and marry a Hollywood producer--realizing only later the price she must pay for her success.
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LibraryThing member mrsdanaalbasha
When I was young my mom kept telling me I remind her of a miniseries she watched years ago before the war but couldn't find again called Queenie starring the enchanting Mia Sara.
Years later, I told a friend of mine who was obsessed with books and movies about it and he got me the book, first
We had a ritual for a while of watching it over and over again, reciting the best scenes like "Who am I mama?".
Years later I discovered that this story is actually real about a beautiful actress called Merle Oberon.
To tell you the truth, I haven't finished reading this book, but I'm planning on it.
My older review:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, the story is very rare and amazing, I have seen the movie zillion of times with mom, starring Kirk Douglas and Mia Sara, it is a story about Merle Oberon, a spectacularly beautiful half-caste, rose from the slums of Calcutta hoping to the heights of Hollywood/London stardom in the 1930's.
Wrongly accused of murder, she fled Calcutta hoping to start over in London. There she worked as a stripper until a club owner and photographer, Lucien, turned her into a famous model.
Now, Queenie is to star in a film which is to film in Calcutta. She's terrified to return there. but her powerful producer vanquish her old enemies and clears her name. Grateful, she marries him even though it is Lucien whom she loves. When the producer dies the day of the film premier, she and Lucien are reunited. It is only then that Queenie, or Dawn Avelon proudly reveals the truth about her mixed heritage.
Years later, I told a friend of mine who was obsessed with books and movies about it and he got me the book, first
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edition, I kept on searching until I got two copies one on VCR and another on DVD as a surprise to my mother, I was 16 at the time, we only had half of the miniseries before and to me watching the whole thing was breathtaking. We had a ritual for a while of watching it over and over again, reciting the best scenes like "Who am I mama?".
Years later I discovered that this story is actually real about a beautiful actress called Merle Oberon.
To tell you the truth, I haven't finished reading this book, but I'm planning on it.
My older review:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, the story is very rare and amazing, I have seen the movie zillion of times with mom, starring Kirk Douglas and Mia Sara, it is a story about Merle Oberon, a spectacularly beautiful half-caste, rose from the slums of Calcutta hoping to the heights of Hollywood/London stardom in the 1930's.
Wrongly accused of murder, she fled Calcutta hoping to start over in London. There she worked as a stripper until a club owner and photographer, Lucien, turned her into a famous model.
Now, Queenie is to star in a film which is to film in Calcutta. She's terrified to return there. but her powerful producer vanquish her old enemies and clears her name. Grateful, she marries him even though it is Lucien whom she loves. When the producer dies the day of the film premier, she and Lucien are reunited. It is only then that Queenie, or Dawn Avelon proudly reveals the truth about her mixed heritage.
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576 p.; 6.85 inches
ISBN
330291947
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