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""Love, Queenie is a deeply drawn portrait of the fascinating screen star Merle Oberon. Told with empathy and rigor, it’s also a grand tour of Hollywood’s opulence and racism through the decades. A compelling story of one woman’s struggle to make a life for herself against the odds. I could not put this book down."" -- Padma Lakshmi, author of Love, Loss, and What We Ate ""Love, Queenie introduced me to a star whose life story I now find extraordinary. More, this entrancing book left me reflecting on the society which compelled such a star to hide who she was all her life. An invaluable biography rich with surprises, heartbreak, and the complicated fulfillment of dreams."" -- Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning ""Mayukh Sen has written a deeply sympathetic portrait of one of Hollywood’s most misunderstood figures. Love, Queenie is not only a love letter to Merle Oberon’s under appreciated filmography, but also an unflinching examination of how the era’s racial codes constricted her life, on and off the screen."" -- Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll ""Merle Oberon never got to tell the true story of her life. Mayukh Sen finally has, and it rivals that of any character she played on the screen. I couldn’t put this book down."" -- Carla Valderrama, author of This Was Hollywood

""Love, Queenie introduced me to a star whose life story I now find extraordinary. More, this entrancing book left me reflecting on the society which compelled such a star to hide who she was all her life. An invaluable biography rich with surprises, heartbreak, and the complicated fulfillment of dreams."" -- Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning ""Mayukh Sen has written a deeply sympathetic portrait of one of Hollywood’s most misunderstood figures. Love, Queenie is not only a love letter to Merle Oberon’s under appreciated filmography, but also an unflinching examination of how the era’s racial codes constricted her life, on and off the screen."" -- Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll ""Merle Oberon never got to tell the true story of her life. Mayukh Sen finally has, and it rivals that of any character she played on the screen. I couldn’t put this book down."" -- Carla Valderrama, author of This Was Hollywood

Merle Oberon never got to tell the true story of her life. Mayukh Sen finally has, and it rivals that of any character she played on the screen. I couldn't put this book down.--Carla Valderrama, author of This Was Hollywood Mayukh Sen has written a deeply sympathetic portrait of one of Hollywood's most misunderstood figures. Love, Queenie is not only a love letter to Merle Oberon's under appreciated filmography, but also an unflinching examination of how the era's racial codes constricted her life, on and off the screen.--Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll

Merle Oberon never got to tell the true story of her life. Mayukh Sen finally has, and it rivals that of any character she played on the screen. I couldn't put this book down.--Carla Valderrama, author of This Was Hollywood

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Mayukh Sen is the James Beard Award-winning author of Taste Makers. He is a 2025 Fellow at New America, and has written on film for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and the Criterion Collection. He teaches journalism at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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