On the one hand, I am enthusiastic about Hedy's assertiveness in a male-dominated world and her courage in dealing with them. On the other hand, Hedy doesn't really strike me as authentic, probably because she often has to play a role off the film set as well. Like about the protagonist herself, I am also not sure about the implementation of this novel. Marie Benedict's confrontation with a forgotten, underestimated woman is to be acknowledged. The author gives Hedy Lamarr the stage she deserves. She uses a pleasantly readable, pictorial language and presents the scientific part in a way that is understandable for a wide audience. Unfortunately, she only superficially deals with some topics that were important to me. For example, the situation of the Jews who remained in Vienna after the annexation of Austria is not explained, although the Austrian perspective on the historical background was very pronounced in the first third of the novel. I would also have liked to have followed her mother's escape odyssey more closely. In addition, the change in focus from actress to inventor was too abrupt for me. The research talent with the associated extensive knowledge certainly did not only arise from the Sunday conversations with her father and the table conversation with her husband's guests. I would have liked more depth here as well. Nonetheless, the novel was interesting to me. I got to know an impressive personality through reading it. Overall, however, the implementation was too shallow for me.