The Million Dollar Mermaid

"THE MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID veers occasionally into melodrama and gives short shrift to Williams' subsequent career as a swimsuit tycoon and to her fourth (happy at last) marriage. But these are minor cavils. What adds immeasurably to the book's appeal is its lens on old Hollywood and old cafe society. There are appearances by Gardner, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joan Crawford and perennial girl next door June Allyson....Esther Williams is the author of 'The Million Dollar Mermaid', published 2001 under ISBN 9780786223619 and ISBN 0786223618.