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by Pamela Hamilton| 2021| 3.8| English

About Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale

A moving portrait of Dorothy Hale, the legendary 1930s socialite immortalized in one of Frida Kahlo’s most celebrated paintings.In her award-winning debut novel Pamela Hamilton delivers glamour, romance, tragedy, a close and stormy friendship with famed playwright and Vogue and Vanity Fair editor Clare Boothe Luce and the enchanting story of a woman navigating a world of incredible wealth and power in New York, Paris, Hollywood, and grand estates of the Gold Coast-a perfect book club read.Lady Be Good transports us to the glittering, sumptuous era of 1920s New York to follow the life of aspiring actress Dorothy Hale as she comes of age. Breaking societal rules imposed on women, and “Peck’s Bad Girl of Pittsburgh Society and ” leaves behind her privileged world for the bright lights of Broadway to chase her dream. From convent-school debutante runaway to Ziegfeld showgirl to Hollywood star, Hale transforms herself into one of the most adored figures in the highest echelons of society. Yet behind the public facade the darling of the press contends with heart-rending loss, gossip and betrayal, and a tempestuous friendship with Luce.Surrounded by her fabulous circle of friends-Gertrude Stein, Fred Astaire, Cole Porter, James Roosevelt, Elsa Maxwell, and other iconic figures-Dorothy finds her way to the other side of heartbreak and prepares for a White House wedding. Then, suddenly, at age thirty-three, at the height of happiness and peak of her fame, she falls to her death. Her life story is revised and written into history by the tabloids and the famed and feted-leading to this novel’s stunning conclusion.Former NBC producer Pamela Hamilton turns her journalism skills on discovering the facts about Dorothy Hale’s story, then spins them with color and life into breathtaking revelations about the irresistible and misunderstood glamour girl whose legend has endured for more than half a century.— Advance Praise —“In this deeply evocative story, Hamilton beautifully captures the themes of love and betrayal, class and culture, and the price of fame. A magnificent debut novel that takes readers on an enthralling and heartbreaking journey.”–BIll Dedman, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times #1 bestselling author of Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American FortuneKirkus Reviews Starred Review o A Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book of the Year o BookLife by Publishers’ Weekly Editor’s Pick o National Indie Excellence Award o Royal Dragonfly Book Award for Fiction and Historical Fiction o Readers’ Favorite International Book Award o National Indie Excellence Award o American Fiction Award o IAN Book of the Year Award

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Author:Pamela Hamilton
Publication Year:2021
ISBN:9781646632725
Language:English
File Size:3.8
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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