"The Chaperone," an enchanting, luminous new novel by Laura Moriarty, fictionalizes the tale of the very real caretaker who accompanied a year-old Louise Brooks on the first leg of her journey to silent-movie stardom Moriarty is a lovely writer, warm and wise."—Cleveland Plain Dealer/5(K). The Chaperone A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in , and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. The Daily Beast. "The Chaperone," an enchanting, luminous new novel by Laura Moriarty, fictionalizes the tale of the very real caretaker who accompanied a year-old Louise Brooks on the first leg of her journey to silent-movie stardom Moriarty is a lovely writer, warm and wise."—/5(K).
Laura Moriarty: I always found Louise Brooks interesting. She was an icon of the silent-film era, and I knew she'd grown up in Kansas, and that she was smart and rebellious and sharp-tongued. But it wasn't until I learned that she'd first gone to New York as a teenager with a year-old chaperone that I saw a story I wanted to write. The Chaperone. A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in , and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. Much to her annoyance. The Chaperone - Ebook written by Laura Moriarty. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Chaperone.
The Chaperone A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in , and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. The Chaperone. by Laura Moriarty. 1. The Chaperone opens with Cora Carlisle waiting out a rainstorm in a car with a friend when she hears about Louise Brooks for the first time. What do we learn about Cora in this scene?. "The Chaperone," an enchanting, luminous new novel by Laura Moriarty, fictionalizes the tale of the very real caretaker who accompanied a year-old Louise Brooks on the first leg of her journey to silent-movie stardom Moriarty is a lovely writer, warm and wise."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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