Almost famous women: stories
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The fascinating lives of the characters in Almost Famous Women have mostly been forgotten, but their stories are burning to be told. Nearly every story in this dazzling collection is based on a woman who attained some celebrity - she raced speed boats or was a conjoined twin in show business; a reclusive painter of renown; a member of the first all-female, integrated swing band. We see Lord Byron's illegitimate daughter, Allegra; Oscar Wilde's troubled niece, Dolly; West With the Night author Beryl Markham; Edna St. Vincent Millay's sister, Norma. These extraordinary stories travel the world, explore the past (and delve into the future), and portray fiercely independent women defined by their acts of bravery, creative impulses, and sometimes reckless decisions.
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Grouping Title | almost famous women |
Grouping Author | bergman megan mayhew |
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display_description | The fascinating lives of the characters in Almost Famous Women have mostly been forgotten, but their stories are burning to be told. Nearly every story in this dazzling collection is based on a woman who attained some celebrity - she raced speed boats or was a conjoined twin in show business; a reclusive painter of renown; a member of the first all-female, integrated swing band. We see Lord Byron's illegitimate daughter, Allegra; Oscar Wilde's troubled niece, Dolly; West With the Night author Beryl Markham; Edna St. Vincent Millay's sister, Norma. These extraordinary stories travel the world, explore the past (and delve into the future), and portray fiercely independent women defined by their acts of bravery, creative impulses, and sometimes reckless decisions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Artists -- Fiction Choice -- Fiction FICTION / Biographical FICTION / Historical FICTION / Short Stories (single author) Short stories Short stories -- Fiction Women -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Almost famous women : stories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Almost famous women : stories / Megan Mayhew Bergman Almost famous women : stories [electronic resource] / Megan Mayhew Bergman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Almost famous women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | stories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Artists Choice Short stories Women |