Thank you NetGalley and Citadel Press Books/Kensington Publishing Corp. for the opportunity to read "Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age" in exchange for my honest opinion.

Ms. O'Callaghan has captured the essence of this film with descriptions that will have the movie playing in your head as you read her words. We learn that the movie was based on Cornell Woolrich's "It Had To Be Murder". The process behind the movie from first idea until the credits rolled on the finished film are described in wonderful detail. How the casting behind Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr came about. How the set cost an unheard of $72,000 to build in 1953.

There are beautiful descriptions of the fantastic wardrobe that Grace Kelly wore in the film, her elegance and professionalism.

We also learn about the Productions Codes of the time, censorship and the McCarthy Era

Highly recommend this books to fans of "Rear Window" and any of Hitchcock's films.

This cinematic gem opens the curtains on the creation of my favorite Hitchcock film--one of the most highly regarded in movie history.

I found it thrilling to learn all the deets from the idea; to a look at Hitch's career; the actors Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr; the iconic set that perfectly captures NYC after WWII, and my favorite chapter on the glorious Edith-Head-designed costumes for Grace, which played as important a role as any of the actors.

The author has an intensive entertainment reporting background and it shows in this beautifully written book that unscrolls like a movie. Rear Window scenes played through my head as I read, and when I reached the last page, I started again. Hurrah!