American Rose
A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee
$39.99
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2012
Summary
This superb, wonderfully provocative follow-up to Karen Abbott’s debut bestseller, Sin in the Second City, tells the gripping story of Gypsy Rose Lee, a brainy stripper who became the unlikely embodiment of the American Dream.
New York Times Bestseller
America was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812978513 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 081297851X |
| Author: | Karen Abbott |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 383g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Richly atmospheric … an immersive, almost novelistic portrait.”- USA Today
“Richly atmospheric … an immersive, almost novelistic portrait.”—USA Today
“American Rose is a fitting tribute to an amazing woman, telling her story beautifully while revealing as much about post-Depression America as it does about celebrity life. It’s cultural history at its best.”—Rebecca Skloot, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Abbott creates a brainy striptease similar to the one her subject may have performed.”—Newsday
“With staggeringly in-depth research … Abbott composes a story wrought with personal drama and insight into a dark era in American history… . The story is as beguiling as it is timeless.”—Elle
“At its core, American Rose is a haunting portrait of a woman … offering her audiences a sassy, confident self while making sure they would never know the damaged soul who created her.”—Los Angeles Times
“Sad, smart, brassy … the true story of the Queen of Burlesque is even weirder and wilder than the legend.”—Salon
About The Author
Karen Abbott
Abbot Kahler (formerly known as Karen Abbott) is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City; American Rose; Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy; and The Ghosts of Eden Park. A native of Philadelphia, she now lives in New York City.
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