Elizabeth Ward crafts stories that feature compelling, sensual alpha males alongside realistic portrayals of women. She aims to create characters who are flawed yet strong, beautiful but authentic, and sexy without being cheap, offering an alternative to the perfect caricatures often seen in media. Her writing explores the deep emotional and intellectual bonds that connect people, moving beyond mere physical attraction to depict a more profound and believable form of intimacy.
By combining close analyses of five films made between 1947 and 1988 with extensive archival research, this book unravels the complex status of films dealing with Jewish persecution produced in a country that consistently privileged narratives of political persecution above racial victimhood.