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In 1920, Elsa Emerson, the youngest and blondest of three sisters, is born in Door County, Wisconsin. Married in her teens, she flees to Los Angeles and is discovered by one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood. Refashioned as an exotic brunette and renamed Laura Lamont, she experiences all the glamour of stardom. But ultimately, her story is a timeless one of a woman trying to balance career, family, and personal happiness.
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An enjoyable read but I kept waiting for it to go somewhere it never did. It started and continued and then it ended. Would have enjoyed more elaboration on Laura‰ЫЄs relationship with her second husband Irving, because it looked empty but sounded full. Most of the book seemed to have Vaseline on the lens – although of course writing it that way, it sounds intentional. And now I‰ЫЄm done trying to tell someone else how to write a book.
I am grateful to this book for putting me into the right mindset for watching ‰ЫПThe Rise of Minna Nordstrom‰Ыќ and ‰ЫПThe Nodder‰Ыќ episodes from Wodehouse Playhouse, which I discovered shortly after reading this. It is dated but hilarious. I keep trying to imitate Pauline Collins‰ЫЄs voice, British and American.