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"I didn't like sex at all"
Martha Gellhorn was a gorgeous, brilliant foreign correspondent once married to Hemingway. But underneath her glamorous exterior, her letters reveal a woman of awe-inspiring rage.
By Stephen Amidon [2006-08-12]

  • Is this a trend?

    Alice Sheldon, a beautiful woman who (etc.)

    Martha Gellhorn was a gorgeous, (etc.)

    I can't wait to hear about the next bio of a hot babe author! Maybe you can find one who actually liked doin' it, huh, Salon?

    Seriously, now, who do you have writing these teasers? They're both dead authors. Is their relative attractiveness the first thing you need to tell us? What if they'd been ugly? Would you try to pull people in with that?

    By contrast, a review of the Harper Lee doesn't mention her looks until the fourth paragraph - "(He also called her a "good looker," though she was known for being frumpy.)"

    Mockingbird sings: The first biography of the reclusive Harper Lee shows that she contributed much more to "In Cold Blood" than we thought.

    http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/06/06/shields/index.html

    At least you seem to be done with the Ann Lamott / Ayelet Waldman trend for now.

    -- SB
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    Saturday, August 12, 2006 07:33 PM
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