Miss D & Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis

"Endearing. . . . offers an intimate glimpse into the last ten years of the screen icon's life, until her passing in 1989 with Sermak by her side." —The Hollywood ReporterMiss D and Me is a story of two powerful women, one at the end of her life and the other at the beginning. As Bette Davis aged she was looking for an assistant, but she found something more than that in Kathryn Sermak: a loyal and loving buddy, a co-conspirator in her jokes and schemes, and a competent assistant whom she trained never to miss a detail. Throughout their time together, the two grew incredibly close, and Kathryn had a front-row seat to the larger-than-life Davis's career renaissance in her later years, as well as to the humiliating public betrayal that nearly killed Miss D.The frame of this story is a four-day road trip Kathryn and Davis took from Biarritz to Paris, during which they disentangled their ferocious dependency. Miss D and Me is a window into the world of the unique and formidable Bette Davis, told by the person who perhaps knew her best of all."A beautifully insightful look at the real Bette Davis." —George Hamilton"A wonderful read." —Stefanie Powers"None of us knew or loved Bette Davis during her later years more than Kathryn Sermak. This is a wonderful book." —Robert Wagner"Kathryn Sermak tells it like it was: with candor and style." —Greg Gorman, celebrity photographer"Fascinating. . . . I highly recommend it." —Ann-Margret"Well-written and vivid." —Olivia de Havilland'Delightful." —New York Daily News"Deeply personal, strangely enthralling." —New York Times Book Review Read more