Spellbound by Beauty

Spellbound by Beauty examines Alfred Hitchcock's well known collaborations with the leading ladies of his day, and, in so doing, delves into his creative life and his uniquely curious professional and personal relationships. The result is a singular kind of life story - a book about film and film stars; business and power; sex and fantasy; romance and derailed psychology.
Donald Spoto casts a new light on this most famous of directors and deals frankly with his strange marriage to Alma Reville, his distance from his daughter, Patricia, and his obsessive relationships with a number of his leading ladies from Grace Kelly and Kim Novak to Tippi Hedren.
With original material, marvellous anecdotes and never-before-told personal observations, Spellbound by Beauty illuminates the complex personality of one of the most brilliant and strange men of the twentieth century.
'As Donald Spoto demonstrates, Hitchcock's art imitated his life and mentality with disquieting closeness' Daily Express