Lucy & Desi: The Real-Life Scrapbook of America's Favorite TV Couple
by Elizabeth Edwards
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Author: Elizabeth EdwardsEdition: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2004-09-30
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 48
Book Reviews of Lucy & Desi: The Real-Life Scrapbook of America's Favorite TV Couple
Book Review: Realistic Expections
Summary: 3 Stars
This scrapbook is definitely a fun read for any fan. It is especially clever in the way it is put together what with side "pockets" which hold precious letters and documents, much like what would be seen in a real family scrapbook. That being said, you should have realistic expectations before you purchase the book...
If you are looking for direct communication between Lucy and Desi (i.e. telegrams, love letters, letters sent between them post divorce) you are bound to be disappointed. I would estimate there are between 2 and 3 actual direct pieces of correspondence between the two of them throughout the entire scrapbook. Supposedly these two sent "numerous" love letters during WWII, but these letters were apparently kept private, because they were certainly not included here. There are one or two telegrams, one small Valentine's Day card (one of the small ones that comes with flowers) and one typed letter from Desi to Lucy in 1969 -- after they were divorced. Other than that, most of the momentos in this book include notes sent from various celebrities to Lucy and/or Desi throughout their lifetime.
Of course, the book also includes important documents like Desi's passport, the couple's marriage license, death notices, and baptism certificates for their children, but the side narration appears to be directly lifted from their individual autobiographies. In other words, for die-hard Lucy/Desi fans, there is little you haven't read before.
There is even one whole page dedicated to the marriage of Lucy to Gary Morton -- something I neither expected nor particularly wanted to see in a scrapbook entitled, "Lucy and Desi."
The book is certainly a pleasurable browse, and there are lots of great pictures from the day they were first married throughout the "I Love Lucy" show, but don't be fooled -- if you are mostly interested in the 20 (or should I say 46) year love affair between Lucy and Desi, you might be a bit let down. This material might be better titled, "The Lives of Lucy and Desi" as it doesn't make an overt effort to focus on direct communication between the two of them either pre or post divorce. Again I was especially disappointed in the lack of WWII era letters/telegrams as it is a documented fact that they wrote to eachother quite a bit during this time period.
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