Drawing on key new sources, here is the first biography of Garbo written from a woman"s perspective. Karen Swenson gives exclusive insights into the star"s struggles with movie executives at MGM and with her mentor, Mauritz Stiller, as well as her bisexuality--aspects of her life often overlooked or treated as unimportant details. Here is the woman behind the myth, accompanied by rare, candid photos, some never before published. 32 pages of photos.