Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century
Jun 2010 · Harper Collins
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“[An] entertaining, blow-by-blow account of the life and times of an epic Hollywood couple . . . There is no shortage of saucy anecdotes in Furious Love.” —Wall Street Journal
From veteran entertainment reporter Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger comes the definitive account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever told—the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Kashner has interviewed Elizabeth Taylor numerous times and is the only journalist given access to her extensive collection of personal letters and journals, and he and Schoenberger have also interviewed the Burton family at length, including Burton’s actress daughter Kate. This is truly an authorized and singularly informed biography of these two larger-than-life stars, and of their glamorous, volatile, and audacious relationship.
“Life outdoes movie melodrama in this raucous, intimate, dual biography of Hollywood's ultimate It Couple. . . . a reminder . . . of what a feast celebrity can be.” —Publishers Weekly
“Furious Love rises above mere celebrity gossip by humanizing the mythic couple, taking readers deep into their A-list world of conspicuous consumption and private pain.” —Bookmarks magazine
“A mesmerizing tale.” —Booklist
“Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger provide dramatic historical insights into Hollywood’s stormiest, up-and-down relationship.” —Douglas Brinkley, Presidential historian and New York Times–bestselling author of American Moonshot
“Where this book breaks ground is in its ability to humanize these colossal celebs. . . . Reads like a Shakespearean drama.” —USA Today
“[A] powerful portrait of the ecstasies and travails of overreaching passion and crippled psyches . . . ” —Boston Globe
“[A] five-alarm blaze of a biography that enthralls like an Olympian epic.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
“An indulgent, plenty-of-fun book . . . the authors make shrewd observations . . . a good beach book.” —New York Times Book Review
From veteran entertainment reporter Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger comes the definitive account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever told—the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Kashner has interviewed Elizabeth Taylor numerous times and is the only journalist given access to her extensive collection of personal letters and journals, and he and Schoenberger have also interviewed the Burton family at length, including Burton’s actress daughter Kate. This is truly an authorized and singularly informed biography of these two larger-than-life stars, and of their glamorous, volatile, and audacious relationship.
“Life outdoes movie melodrama in this raucous, intimate, dual biography of Hollywood's ultimate It Couple. . . . a reminder . . . of what a feast celebrity can be.” —Publishers Weekly
“Furious Love rises above mere celebrity gossip by humanizing the mythic couple, taking readers deep into their A-list world of conspicuous consumption and private pain.” —Bookmarks magazine
“A mesmerizing tale.” —Booklist
“Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger provide dramatic historical insights into Hollywood’s stormiest, up-and-down relationship.” —Douglas Brinkley, Presidential historian and New York Times–bestselling author of American Moonshot
“Where this book breaks ground is in its ability to humanize these colossal celebs. . . . Reads like a Shakespearean drama.” —USA Today
“[A] powerful portrait of the ecstasies and travails of overreaching passion and crippled psyches . . . ” —Boston Globe
“[A] five-alarm blaze of a biography that enthralls like an Olympian epic.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
“An indulgent, plenty-of-fun book . . . the authors make shrewd observations . . . a good beach book.” —New York Times Book Review
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Donna Colwell
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March 20, 2015
Well written and enjoyable book.
Marc Miller
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March 14, 2018
Great book. I enjoyed it. Made me sad for Richard Burton.
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Rachel H
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March 25, 2018
Great read on this dynamic couple
About the author
Sam Kashner is the author of four nonfiction books, including the memoir When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School, and one novel, Sinatraland. He has written extensively for Vanity Fair as a contributing editor.
Nancy Schoenberger is the author of Dangerous Muse: the Life of Lady Caroline Blackwood; Wayne and Ford: the Films, The Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero; and three prize-winning books of poetry. She teaches at The College of William and Mary where she directs the Creative Writing Program.
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