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Kensington
August 2018
On Sale: July 31, 2018
Featuring: Olivia Hussey
320 pages
ISBN: 1496717074
EAN: 9781496717078
Kindle: B0776DVFZF
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces
in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo & Juliet. Now the iconic
girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly
remarkable life and career…
At only sixteen-years-old, she was an internationally
celebrated overnight discovery. The part was an
opportunity of a lifetime for a simple girl from Buenos
Aires, Argentina. But for Olivia, admired for her beauty
and innocence, and praised as a fresh and burgeoning young
talent, the role of movie star was hard to play, and
harder still, to live up to.
In this candid memoir, Olivia Hussey tells her story—from
being an “It Girl” in swinging 60s London and her enduring
friendship with Romeo & Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting,
through three tumultuous marriages—including one with Dean
Martin’s son, Dino—motherhood,
stage-four breast cancer, debilitating agoraphobia,
bankruptcy, and ultimately, a journey of self-discovery in
India that led her on a path to fulfillment.
She brings readers intimately close to the legendary
performers she knew, loved, worked with, and battled,
including The Beatles, Vanessa Redgrave, Bette Davis,
Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Anthony
Perkins, Christopher Reeve, Lawrence Olivier, Ingrid
Bergman, and more. Olivia also finally reveals for the
first time, the identity of the actor—a fellow young
newcomer—who raped her, but who would not break her.
Featuring a foreword by her star-making director Franco
Zeffirelli, Olivia Hussey’s memoir shines with her
luminous spirit and perseverance as she reflects on her
unique life and experiences—inspiring, surprising, and
fascinating to read about.
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