Skip to main content

Blog Tour: Cover Reveal of Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr by Margaret Porter

Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr by Margaret Porter

Publication Date: October 16, 2018
Gallica Press
Paperback & eBook

 Genre: Historical Biographical Fiction

 Synopsis: “But I don’t regret anything. I learned a lot.” —Hedy Lamarr

      An ambitious teenaged Austrian actress of Jewish heritage, Hedwig Kiesler is tainted by her nudity in the art film Ecstasy. A hasty marriage to a munitions mogul is her refuge from scandal, but it cannot survive his jealousy and possessiveness—or her discovery he supplies arms to Hitler’s regime. Hedy flees husband and homeland for Hollywood, where Louis B. Mayer transforms her into an icon of exotic glamour. Professional success clashes with her personal life as marriage and motherhood compete with the demands of studio and stardom.

      Roused to action by the atrocities of World War II, Hedy secretly invents a new wireless technology intended for her adopted country’s defense—and unexpectedly changes the world.

About the Author

     MARGARET PORTER is the author of the forthcoming Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr as well as the highly acclaimed A Pledge of Better Times and eleven other historical novels for various publishers, including several bestsellers and award-winners, and many foreign language editions. She studied British history in the U.K. and afterwards worked in theatre, film and television. Margaret and her husband live in New England with their two dogs, dividing their time between a book-filled house in a small city and a waterfront cottage located on one of the region’s largest lakes.

      More information is available at her website and blog. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.

Cover Reveal Schedule

Tuesday, July 10 
Passages to the Past 

  Wednesday, July 11 
Naomi Finley's Blog 
Clarissa Reads it All 

 Thursday, July 12 
100 Pages a Day 
A Darn Good Read 

 Friday, July 13 
The Lit Bitch 
History From a Woman's Perspective 

 Saturday, July 14 
Creating Herstory 

 Sunday, July 15 
Maiden of the Pages 

 Monday, July 16 
Laura's Interests 
The Book Junkie Reads 

  Tuesday, July 17 
Donna's Book Blog 

  Wednesday, July 18 
Carole's Ramblings

Labels:

Comments

  1. Passages to the PastJuly 13, 2018 at 8:42 AM

    Thank you so much for hosting the Beautiful Invention Cover Reveal!

    Amy
    HF Virtual Book Tours

    ReplyDelete
  2. Margaret PorterJuly 14, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    Thanks so much for my cover reveal!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Tour: A Daughter's Journey by Myra Lee Glass: A Book Review

  Book Details: Book Title :   A Daughter's Journey  by Myra Lee Glass Category :   YA Fiction (Ages 13-17) ,  132 pages Genre :  YA Historical Fiction / Adventure Publisher :  Coleche Press Release date:    Feb 2023 Source:  This book was given to me by iRead Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Content Rating :  G:  Written for a high school school project :) by a highschooler Book Description:      The year is 1938 and a family in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort faces serious adversity. After the birth of her long-awaited son, Mary Banks dives into a dark postpartum period, throwing her into a deep depression. Thinking that her sister, Rose, is offering her a helping hand, Mary leaves her family and goes to Boston in search of a medical cure, not to be heard from again. ​     Where is Mary Banks? What has Rose done with the much-loved mother and wife of the Banks fami...
2 comments
Read more

The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar: A Book Review

The Peasant King Author: Tessa Afshar Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian, Biblical Fiction, Romance  Publisher: Tyndale House Publishing  Release Date: 2023 Pages: 376 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Synopsis: Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances.     When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary’s lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival depends on the skills of a stranger they free from prison: a mysterious prince named Asher.      Asher is not who the world believes he is. Despite his royal blood, he has had to climb his way out of poverty to forge success from nothing. A manufacturer of some of the best weaponry in th...
Post a Comment
Read more

Theodora: Empress of Byzantium by Paolo Cesaretti: A Book Review

Theodora: Empress of Byzantium Author: Paolo Cesaretti Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, History Publisher: Vendome Press Release Date: 2004 Pages: 384 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Theodora of Byzantium, rising from the lowest ranks of Byzantine society, became one of the most important and powerful women in history. In this gripping biography, Theodora's full story is revealed for the first time, according her a well-deserved place in the pantheon of great women.      Theodora's meager beginnings as the daughter of a bear-keeper could not have foretold her astonishing future as the wife of Justinian, the powerful ruler of the Byzantine empire. An actress at the time who was chastised for her scandalous performances, she eventually caught the attention of the young Justinian, who was no doubt charmed as much by her beauty as by her cunning.      Justinian and Theodora ruled the empire together from their rich and bustling seat of power in Co...
Post a Comment
Read more