The Songwriter - Hardcover

Colin, Beatrice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1444806688 ISBN 13: 9781444806687

Publisher: Charnwood, 2011

Synopsis

New York, 1916. While war rages in Europe, vaudeville performers sing the newest songs by night and young women march for the vote during the day. Monroe Simonov, a song-plugger, is in love with a Ziegfeld Follies dancer who's left him for California. Inez Kennedy, a department store fashion model, needs to find a wealthy husband before she must return to the Midwest. Anna Denisova, a political exile, waits for the overthrow of the Tsar. Then America joins the war, jazz sweeps the city's dance floors, the old order is swept away by newly minted millionaires and the nation is gripped by the Red Scare. The world is rapidly changing, but Monroe, Inez and Anna are still subject to the tyranny of the heart...

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About the Author

Beatrice Colin was born in London and raised in Scotland. She has worked as a freelance journalist, writing for publications including the Guardian, and a playwright, writing radio plays for the BBC. She lives in Glasgow. Her most recent book, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite, was a Richard & Judy selection and has been translated into seven languages.

Review

Praise for The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite:'The storytelling is masterful and the language magical' -- Sunday Times 'A transfixing concerto of intrigue, passion, desperation, intrigue, love, heroism and tragedy' -- Easy Living 'Intricately plotted and filled with memorable characters, Beatrice Colin's gorgeous novel is a lush delight that perfectly captures the spirit of Berlin ... compelling' -- Gloss 'Colin's descriptions of Berlin are as vibrant and alive as Lilly and the rich cast of characters around her' -- Scotland on Sunday 'An exceptional novel ... Colin is an entertaining storyteller' -- Sunday Herald 'Deftly captures the era's sense of frenzied invention and seductive promise ... Colin ... writes with a supple, whimsical charm. [The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite] is absorbing in its authenticity' -- New York Times Book Review 'Colin, who once lived in New York herself, retraces the era with consummate period detail and beautifully flowing prose' -- The List '[An] evocative and accomplished piece of work...the writer does a good job of conjuring up the heady atmosphere of the times' -- Big Issue

About this edition

• Publisher: Charnwood
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1444806688
• ISBN 13: 9781444806687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528