Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures - Rilegato

Emma STRAUB

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ISBN 10: 1447218655 ISBN 13: 9781447218654

Casa editrice: Picador, 2012

Riassunto

When the most famous producer in Hollywood plucks seventeen-year-old Elsa Emerson from a party and gives her a brand-new name, a star of the silver screen is born. Laura Lamont. Having spent the summers of her childhood at her father's roadside theatre, all she has ever wanted is to act. Here, it seems, is her dream come true. Step by step - new figure, new wardrobe, new house, new husband - she succumbs to the consuming power of the studio. But her transformation is more profound than she could ever have foreseen . . . Taking us from the spotlight and into the shadows, Emma Straub's sweeping and wildly enjoyable novel has all the glamour and tragedy of the movies. As the lights darken and the credits roll it asks: how many people can we be in a lifetime? And at what cost?

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Recensione:

‘Emma Straub is a magician, full of brilliance and surprise’ --Lorrie Moore

"Emma Straub has a talent for unfussy but evocative description: clearly a diligent researcher, she fills out the satin-draped chambers and arc-lit sound stages of this world with loving care." --The Scotsman

"Emma Straub is an acclaimed author of short stories; this is her first full-length novel and if she has her readers interests at heart it will be the first of many." --bookoxygen

Descrizione del libro:

Just as The Artist sweeps the Oscars, Picador announces a captivating debut about the lure of the 1930s Hollywood, in all its dangerous glamour.

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• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1447218655
• ISBN 13: 9781447218654
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256