Laura Lamonts Life In Pictures - By Emma Straub
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This is a delicious debut novel set in 1930s Hollywood: the story of a young starlet for whom the cost of fame is too high.
Laura Lamont is born Elsa Emerson, the youngest of three sisters, in Door County, Wisconsin in 1920. After a family tragedy propels Elsa to marry and move to Hollywood, she's discovered and renamed by the head of a major studio. Her sudden rise to fame sets a course that involves three marriages, two children, a drug addiction and a persistent conflict between her small-town upbringing and new-found status.
As the veneer of stardom crumbles, the novel asks: How many people can we be over the course of our lives? How much can we change? And at what cost? Laura Lamont's Life In Pictures is an ode to imagination, an inquiry into the nature of celebrity, and a rollicking tale about love, family, and mistakes. It is a compelling, dramatic story set in the rich atmosphere of 1930s Hollywood.
Book Information:
Format: Paperback
Published: 2012
Category: Historical Fiction
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 233 x 153mm
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