Seduction

Fascinating look at women's life and careers in early Hollywood, with many coming to a tragic end, and often with exploitive contracts and arrangements with studios. I knew little about Howard Hughes starting this book, and the most uniting thread through all these stories is the obsession, control and deceit of women by Howard Hughes. Insane stories of Hughes hunting for pretty actresses, contracting them to his studio RKO only to ensure they don't work and are in his control, and while having his own detective operations to follow, monitor and report on the goings on of women and business partners in his life.

I was never bored, and while I found the book long and meandering around all the various actresses and their tales, I'm glad I read it. It's a totally different look at early Hollywood, and the experience of being an actress. Very relevant tales still today, and the challenges people face in modern Hollywood.