Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart - Softcover

In this biography, Baker, all illusions exposed, becomes fascinating, endearing, exasperating, and abundantly alive all over again. The Boston Globe Mesmerizing...irresistible...perversely fascinating...a killer achievement. Here is Josephine stripped of glamour and defenses...one of the most paradoxical figures in twentieth-century entertainment. The New York Times The writer's bewitchment is contagious. [Josephine's] exotic beauty, flaming ambition, flashing eyes, rolling hips, small and large peculiarities seduce the reader. -- Maya Angelou, Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Spiced with some of the best anecdotes in print, and even spicier photos. Entertainment Weekly I was just reading the brilliant Josephine Baker book Josephine: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker. It's un-put-downable. It's full of her life and energy. -- Helen Mirren, Oscar-Nominated Actress, Gosford Park

This revelatory biography of Folies Bergere dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) is a study of struggle, truimph and tragedy.