For more than six decades she has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth`s life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You`ll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter`s success from see the qualities that catapulted Elizabeth to stardom in 1940s understand the psychological and emotional underpinnings behind the eight and, finally, rejoice in Elizabeth`s most bravura performance of all: the new success in family, friendships, and philanthropy she achieved despite substance abuse and chronic illness. It`s the story of the woman you thought you knew--and now can finally understand.