Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743236645 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"STUNNING BEAUTY" according to Mary. FABULOUS the jewelry is amazing. Personal comments from Elizabeth like having her speak to you directly of her love for these treasures and those associated with them. Many photos of her a bonus. Have wanted this book since it was published and thrilled to finally own it. You will laugh and cry while reading about how many of the pieces came to her. Some unbelievably expensive, others valued beyond price. I seem to rememb. "Grandma loved it" according to Appliance & Kitchen Fan. I didn't read this book. I bought it as a gift for my 87 year old grandmother. Someone had mentioned this book on another website and I came here to look it over.I was impressed. The photographs I saw and the reviews were impressive. I knew she would love it. I bought it for her for Mother's Day.She phoned me to tell me how much she LOVED it! I've never seen her go on and on about a book. I know if she didn't love the boo. Five Stars Loved it!
She then launches into descriptions of the "glorious" ruby and diamond Cartier necklace from Mike Todd, the 33.19-carat Krupp diamond from Richard Burton ("When it came up for auction in the late 1960s, I thought how perfect it would be if a nice Jewish girl like me were to own it") and a crystal and diamond lily of the valley brooch from Rex Harrison ("You're the stingiest man alive," Taylor told Harrison, "your giving me this pin would be doubly important because it would signify a personal triumph over your naturally stingy nature"). But perhaps her one constant love affair is the lifelong one she's had with baubles, bangles and beads. . From Publishers Weekly Taylor has presumably had love affairs with many things over the course of her illustrious life. "I mean, how many young women get a set of rubies just for doing something who
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