Oona Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin (Paperback)

The daughter of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, Oona mixed easily among Manhattan's cafe society and was named New American Debutante of the 1941-42 social season. But at just eighteen she shocked the world by running off to Hollywood and marrying a man thirty-six years her senior: the brilliant and controversial Charlie Chaplin.

From the child who yearned for her absent father's love, to the woman who became the mainstay in an extraordinary marriage; from dedicated wife and devoted mother of eight to devastated widow, this book reveals a spirit as fascinating as the geniuses who surrounded her. Extensively researched, Oona's story is rich with exciting insights into her successful union, her world of celebrity-Hollywood in its heyday-and the allure and intellect that made her a heroine in her own right.