The chaperone

English language

Published Jan. 27, 2012 by Riverhead Books.

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"A novel about the friendship between an adolescent, pre-movie-star Louise Brooks, and the 36-year-old woman who chaperones her to New York City for a summer, in 1922, and how it changes both their lives"--

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I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I still haven't read the blurb so I had no idea what to expect.

The author's voice and writing style made it easy for me to get into the book right away and the Cora's story held me until the very last sentence.

I don't read a lot of "chick lit" but every once in a while, a good character-driven story, free from murder and mayhem, is nice.

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Subjects

  • Social life and customs
  • Middle-aged women
  • FICTION / Biographical
  • Fiction
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • History
  • FICTION / Historical
  • FICTION / Literary