Exhaustively researched and decked out with 50-odd photos and reproductions, Inventing the It Girl is rich with history--inevitable, given all that Glyn observed and lived through, including the erosion of Victorian social mores, World War I and Hollywood in its infancy. Hallett is utterly persuasive regarding the beneficent influence of Glyn ... Glyn herself may not have had it, but she had something well worth reading about.
... highly readable and deeply researched ... Writing with the right touch of occasional humor, Ms. Hallett gracefully restores Glyn’s dignity, defines her intelligence and tells the full story of her remarkable life. She makes Elinor Glyn matter ... In Glyn, Ms. Hallett uncovers an important story. Calling her 'woman ahead of her times,' the author traces a tale of self-liberation and provides ample historical and social context.
