The Big Love, is a non-fiction scandalous biographical account of an alleged love affair between actor Errol Flynn and then fifteen-year-old actress Beverly Aadland, as told by her mother, Florence Aadland.
The original 1961 edition was first published by Lancer Books. A Warner Books Edition was released in 1986. This edition contained an epilogue by co-author Tedd Thomey, commenting on Florence Aadland's life and death, and her imprisonment. The Big Love was republished, along with supplemental materials, in 2018 by Spurl Editions.[1]
The book was reviewed by William Styron, a reprint of which appears in This Quiet Dust, and Other Writings.
Stage adaptation
In 1991, actress Tracey Ullman played the part of Florence in a one-woman show by Brooke Allen based on the book.[2][3]
