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Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures - Emma Straub
Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781410453990 (1410453995)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 471
Edition language: English
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Cody's Bookshelf
Cody's Bookshelf rated it
5.0 LAURA LAMONT'S LIFE IN PICTURES Review
Synopsis: In 1920, Elsa Emerson is born to the owners of the Cherry County Playhouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Elsa relishes appearing onstage, where she soaks up the approval of her father and the embrace of the audience. But when tragedy strikes her family, her acting becomes more than a child’s ...
Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story
Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story rated it
4.0 Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
Laura Lamont surprised me. I read it on the recommendation of a friend, but I went in without much enthusiasm. A book about an actress struggling in the studio system of the Golden Age of Hollywood wasn't exactly what I was in the mood for. I can understand the disappointment of people who read t...
lisa's reviews
lisa's reviews rated it
2.0
I love studio-era Hollywood so much that I was sure I would love this book, (I really wanted to!)but I just didn't. I can't imagine the author really loves the Hollywood of then because the book and its characters and descriptions of the movies are SO FLAT! I almost never think I could write the b...
ellaminnowpea
ellaminnowpea rated it
It was well-written and the characters were interesting, but the story itself was just boring.
Denise
Denise rated it
2.0 Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
While it is clear that Emma Straub did her research into the movie industry in the 20's, 30's, and 40's this book fell flat for me. I started off enjoying the book and loved hearing about Elsa as a child. I felt like Straub should have covered more of Elsa as a child. That was one of the highlights ...
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