{"product_id":"9780805088632","title":"Dark Victory : The Life of Bette Davis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ed Sikov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was—in the words of a close friend—\"one of the major events of the twentieth century.\" Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003ci\u003eDark Victory \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the two-time Academy Award–winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mr. Sikov . . . is both a respected scholar and a delicious gossip . . . Perceptive . . . Essential.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A valuable guide to an essential career.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Perceptive and superbly written.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805088632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654237237454,"sku":"9780805088632","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d6046b71-b55f-46a0-9ca5-bf1e9e57f638.jpg?v=1639363733","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805088632","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}