Eva Peron remains Argentina's best-known and most iconic personality far outlasting her own
husband President Juan Domingo Peron himself a remarkable and charismatic political leader
without whom she as an uneducated woman in an elitist and male-dominated society could not
have existed as a political figure. In this book Jill Hedges tells the story of a remarkable
woman whose glamour charisma political influence and controversial nature continue to
generate huge amounts of interest 60 years after her death. From her poverty-stricken
upbringing as an illegitimate child in rural Argentina Peron made her way to the highest
echelons of Argentinean society via a brief acting career and her relationship with Juan.
After their political breakthrough her charitable work and magnetic personality earned her
wide public acclaim and there was national mourning following her death from cancer at the age
of just 33.Based on new sources and first-hand interviews the book will seek to explore the
personality and experiences of 'Evita'. As the first substantive biography of Eva Peron in
English this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern Argentinean
history and the cult of 'Evita'.
