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Where Madness Lies : The Double Life of Vivien Leigh

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 1803994312
ISBN-13 9781803994314
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 5th, 2024
Weight 480 grams
Dimensions 24.20 x 17.00 x 2.50 cms
Ksh 3,950.00
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Unlike past biographies, which focus on Vivien Leigh’s screen persona and marriage to Sir Laurence Olivier, Where Madness Lies focuses on her personal life set against the backdrop of her career and her struggle to live with mental illness

Vivien Leigh was one of the greatest film and theatrical stars of the twentieth century. Her Oscar-winning performances in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire have cemented her status as an icon of classic Hollywood.

Her meteoric rise to fame launched her into the gaze of fellow rising star Laurence Olivier. A tempestuous relationship ensued that would last for twenty years and captured the imagination of people around the world.

Behind the scenes, however, Leigh’s personal life was marred by bipolar disorder, which remained undiagnosed until 1953. Largely misunderstood and subjected to barbaric mistreatment at the hands of her doctors, she also suffered the heartbreak of Olivier’s infidelity. Contributing to her image as a tragic heroine, she died at the age of 53.

Where Madness Lies begins in 1953, when Leigh suffered a nervous breakdown and was institutionalised. The woeful story unfolds as she tries to rebuild her life, salvage her career and save her marriage.

Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, including private correspondence, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence reveals the woman behind the legendary image: a woman who remained strong in the face of adversity


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