Catherine Reef je autorkou viac ako 35 náučných kníh pre mladých čitateľov. Jej diela sa často zameriavajú na životopisy významných osobností a približujú ich mladému publiku svojím pútavým štýlom. Reefová sa snaží skúmať kľúčové momenty v životoch svojich subjektov a ich vplyv na svet.
A tantalizing biography for teens on Sarah Bernhardt, the first international celebrity and one of the greatest actors of all time, who lived a highly unconventional, utterly fascinating life. Illustrated with more than sixty- five photos of Bernhardt on stage, in film, and in real life.
"On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history"-- A biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. Reef discusses the creation of Shelley's story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life, detailing her life both before and after the publication of this iconic masterpiece. -- adapted from amazon.com