{"product_id":"laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures-paperback","title":"Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once a delicious depiction of Hollywood's golden age and a sweet, fulfilling story about one woman's journey through fame, love, and loss.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1920, Elsa Emerson is born to the owners of the Cherry County Playhouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Elsa relishes appearing onstage, where she soaks up the approval of her father and the embrace of the audience. But when tragedy strikes her family, her acting becomes more than a child's game of pretend. While still in her teens, Elsa marries and flees to Los Angeles. There she is discovered by Hollywood mogul Irving Green, who refashions her as an exotic brunette screen siren and renames her Laura Lamont. But fame has its costs, and while Laura tries to balance career, family, and personal happiness, she realizes that Elsa Emerson might not be gone completely. Ambitious and richly imagined, \u003ci\u003eLaura Lamont's Life in Pictures \u003c\/i\u003eis as intimate--and as bigger-than-life--as the great films of the golden age of Hollywood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub \u003c\/b\u003eis from New York City. She is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eOther People We Married\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction and non-fiction have been published in \u003ci\u003eVogue, Tin House, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review \u003c\/i\u003eDaily, and she is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e. Straub lives with her husband in Brooklyn, where she also works as a bookseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771033125152,"sku":"9781594631825","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fbaaeedc24f4787e1b6633a3a8626e8.webp?v=1780382182","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}