Love and Madness: My Private Years with George C. Scott

By Karen Truesdell Riehl

Karen's liaison with the international film star spanned 30 years as his mistress and the mother of their out of wedlock child. Her honesty and willingness to reveal her clandestine affair with Scott... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1301414743
• ISBN13: 9781301414741
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Smashwords
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Very hard to put down

I've always been a fan of Scott's, I believe he was the best actor the U.S. ever produced. However,even as a kid I can recall having heard that this was a very intense man. This book explains why. He was a heavy drinker most of his adult life. When drunk he could turn on the woman he was with. Those stories are supported by other bio's I've read about Ava Gardner & Collen Dewhurst (twice married to Scott). But the book also gives insight into the man & why he may have had this problem. He was by all accounts a kind person when sober. But the Hyde side took a serious toll on his private life. ( & sometimes his professional life as Truesdell- Riehl's book points out). It is a very well written book for a first time author also , very good read. Especially if you happen to be a George C Scott fan.

Deeply Moving Book

On camera George C. Scott was the man that every woman wanted & every man wanted to be. Off camera he was a man who wrestled with bitterness & insecurity. He harbored anger ever since his childhood & when he became an adult he took it out on everyone close to him. He dealt with his insecurities by trying to control & manipulate the people closest to him. The people who loved him tolerated his behavior & still wanted to be with him costing them their own peace of mind & in Karen's case, a promising career in theatre. Even after his brilliant success in theatre & movies he remained insecure & bitter. It makes your heart ache for Scott & those whom he hurt. This is a compelling & sad story. Karen Truesdell Riehl does not hold back but tells the whole story; warts & all.

A Woman Scorned

Everybody knows the star of Patton was a brilliant actor but not exactly a warm and fuzzy human being. Ms. Truesdell Riehl's account of her relationship with Scott is a compelling story of his destructive influence on innocent lives. There is no self-pity here, though. The author's narrative is laced with warmth, wit, and the wisdom that comes only from hard experience.

Living in the Shadow of a Star

Truesdell-Riehl's story of her 30-year clandestine love affair with George C. Scott is a gripping tale, beautifully told. The author met and fell in love with Scott when she was in her freshman year at Stephens College and he was a theatre instructor. After acting with him in summer stock following her graduation, Truesdell-Riehl gave up a promising acting career to go to New York with Scott, working as a dental assistant, while he pounded the pavement in search of acting jobs. Her story, written with both wit and wisdom, provides insight into the tormented life of this international film star and the woman he called the love of his life. It's a page turner I couldn't put down!

:Love and Madness:my private years with George C Scott

My heart hurt for Karen.She lived in an era ('50's)when shame and screcrecy robbed her of choices. I could not put the book down. She showed us us George C Scott as no one has before.