Customer Reviews
Disappointed - By: Karen Dean, 15 Oct 2008 
This book was recommended by a couple of teachers I met on holiday. I asked them what they considered to be the best book they have ever read & they both said this, so I decided to hunt it down - It wasn't worth the effort. It's ok, & is interestingin parts, but it is definately not on my list of best books & I haven't recommended it to one friend since reading it.
A startling start, a bubbling story. - By: marzipanthecat, 10 Nov 2002 
I have come to know the films of Esther Williams through the BBC2 & Channel 4 re-runsin the afternoons, very muchin the way she says a lot of younger people have come to know her through Turner Classic Moviesin America. Being a keen swimmer myself, I thought this book might not only be a gossip fest about her career, but be useful to me too. Correct on both counts. She talks through her more memorable underwater scenes (I tried a few of her moves & they are incredibly hard, it made me appreciate what an Olympic class swimmer she was) & then she throughin lots of affairs & divorces & worrying detail (a couple of the crew on one film tied from typhoid when they werein Mexico - it wasn't all limos & champagne). The start of this book really shook me - not at all what I expected & made sure I carried on reading (no, I won't spoil it by saying what it is!).
An engaging biography from a film legend! - By: , 02 Jun 2002 Esther Williams, though not the most widely remembered golden era stars, writes a throughly enjoyable guide to Hollywoodin it's hey day.
The book starts out with William's description of her rather poverty stricken background & recounts her rise from shop assistent to MGM star.
William's book contains lots of gossip on such legends as Lana Turner & other co stars; but what really stands out is William's strength through her gruelling schedule & numerous studio related accidents. She is more a admiral star than those who may be better remembered than her.
Enchanting, a book that really takes you on a journey - By: debra135@freeuk.com, 06 Mar 2002 having started reading books about stars of this hollywood era, this was one of the best, she tells of how she was guided from a normal life as a salesgirl & swimmer to a star of the golden screen, I could not put it down.
A fantastic book with some suprising hollywood gossip! - By: , 02 Jan 2002 I absolutely loved this book. Esther Williams gives her bad moments as well as her good & engages your attention with the first page with a bit of a shocker! She was an amazing lady & tells her story so well. I was gripped. I am about to start reading it again, once I get it back from the long list of people who couldn't wait to read it. Also some lovely pictures are included to put some faces to the names.
