false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215741186m/194297.jpg 194297 6 A beautiful actress, a gifted dancer, a fiery screen temptress linked to some of the most handsome men of her generation, Rita Hayworth seemed to live the life that dreams are made of. But the reality behind the fantasy was a harsh one. Sexually abused by her father as a young girl, Rita constantly searched for a man to save her, marrying five times. At the age of forty-two, Alzheimer's disease began to ravage her mind, cutting short her career at its peak. A haunting and sympathetic tribute to the talented but insecure beauty who was created, and ultimately destroyed, by the movies.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 600489 15 2 1992 If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth total:38|5:6|4:18|3:12|2:2|1:0| 38 142 52 6 5 0 false false Mon Sep 14 14:33:36 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 07:59:34 -0700 2009
The thesis that runs through this book is how the physical, emotional, and incestuous abuse that Hayworth's father inflicted in her teen years stamped the rest of her life.

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