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The book is an interesting account of the water siren's life from the "backstage" perspective. She gets taken advantage of by men--it's those times--but she always bounces back, learning some, but not all the right lessons along the way. It's amazing how at the time when she was young & at her prime, she could be in a show & her partners constantly harrassed her & got away with it, while her managers pocketed more than two thirds of her salary--& got away with it--which she only found out about when one of her rejected partners in a pique told her the sordid details.
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There's a lot in this book that stretches the imagination beyond credulity (& not in a good sci-fi way), but there are a lot of good parts too. The main plot with Lily & her paintings & her brother coming to the rescue to protect her from the husband that seems to want to kill her for them is what really makes the book. The rest is bestseller thriller material that could have been left out & made this a better (& shorter) book to read.
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City of Women: Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860 by Christine Stansell
Effie, November 25, 2009
Excellent overview of what the lives of women were like at the time--and the injustices they suffered as well as the lack of rights.(4 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)
An Old Faithful Murder by Valerie Wolzien
Effie, September 24, 2009
A little slow-starting as a mystery book, but certainly with a great background setting.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Emma by Jane Austen
Effie, September 12, 2009
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GO BACK TO THE CLASSICS FOR A GOOD READ.(6 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography (Harvest Book) by Esther Williams
Effie, September 8, 2009
The book is an interesting account of the water siren's life from the "backstage" perspective. She gets taken advantage of by men--it's those times--but she always bounces back, learning some, but not all the right lessons along the way. It's amazing how at the time when she was young & at her prime, she could be in a show & her partners constantly harrassed her & got away with it, while her managers pocketed more than two thirds of her salary--& got away with it--which she only found out about when one of her rejected partners in a pique told her the sordid details.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Hemlock Bay by Catherine Coulter
Effie, September 8, 2009
There's a lot in this book that stretches the imagination beyond credulity (& not in a good sci-fi way), but there are a lot of good parts too. The main plot with Lily & her paintings & her brother coming to the rescue to protect her from the husband that seems to want to kill her for them is what really makes the book. The rest is bestseller thriller material that could have been left out & made this a better (& shorter) book to read.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
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