Marie Benedict

Summaries of books by Marie Benedict.

The Only Woman in the Room

Marie Benedict · 2019

A novel about Hedy Lamarr's escape from an arms-dealer husband, her Hollywood career, and the frequency-hopping patent the Navy ignored.

2,067-word summary · 9 min read

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict · 2021

Belle da Costa Greene builds J.P. Morgan's library into a world treasure while hiding that she is Black in a white world.

2,155-word summary · 10 min read