Judy Garland: The Voice of MGM

Focusing on her years at MGM, Brogan highlights Garland's ups as a singer and actress, and downs as a drug user with multiple addictions. Interestingly, he does not blame Mayer or her other bosses at the studio for her sobriety struggles, but allows the reader to decide if Garland's dependence was a result of her long hours in front of the camera or due to her lack of self-confidence: she felt, increasingly, that she could not perform without being high.