"From the noted Hollywood biographer and author of The Contender comes this celebration of the great American love story--the romance between Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart--capturing its complexity, contradictions, and challenges as never before"-- Provided by publisher. Mann offers a comprehensive look at Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and the unlikely love they shared. He details their early years, paints a vivid portrait of their courtship and twelve-year marriage, and offers a sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of Bacall's life after Bogie. Mann considers their relationship from surprising angles, and in doing so offers a fresh look at this famous couple, their remarkable relationship, and their legacy. -- adapted from jacket
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