Well Behaved Women, Caroline Lamond
Well Behaved Women, Caroline Lamond
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Well Behaved Women

Author: Caroline Lamond

Narrator: Romy Nordlinger

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2023


Synopsis

‘An at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… it had what I was looking for in the Golden Age of Hollywood’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!’ NetGalley reviewer ‘You’re young and beautiful. The world is your oyster – it’s up to you to find your pearl’ When Maybelle Crabtree, a God-fearing farm girl from Kentucky, has a chance encounter with a charismatic stranger, her life changes forever. With an invitation to join the infamous Alla Nazimova and her Sewing Circle, Maybelle’s eyes are opened to a life of decadence and glamour. Able to freely discover her own sexuality, Maybelle embraces all that Hollywood has to offer in the hedonist roaring twenties. But both Maybelle and Alla have secrets that threaten to bring their gilded lives crashing down. Hearts will be broken, careers destroyed and friendships shattered because what happens behind closed doors, doesn’t stay hidden forever… TW: This book contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence, domestic abuse and abortion. ‘An enticing parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era’ Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author ‘An story’ Georgia Kaufmann, author of ‘… beautifully written and so evocative. A truly fantastic read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent… , the characters and their lives’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… a trip back in time’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A thoroughly engaging read with against the backdrop of the Hollywood age. Bravo!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was not fully prepared to completely fall in love with this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘, richly detailed with captivating characters’ ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For fans of and . Readers have been swept away by :

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren

Adelaida Leventon is born in 1897, and she’s the third child of Yakov and Sarah, and her father is a respected pharmacist in Yalta. Her parents marriage isn’t a happy one, her father is a difficult and violent man and her mother leaves. No one explains anything to Adelaida, she misses her mother and......more

Goodreads review by Maja

GREAT LGBTQ REPRESENTATION, BUT LACKED A SPARK FOR ME I did enjoy this book. I just wasn't overwhelmed by it. There were just too many things that didn't quite reach the mark for me. 👍 What I Liked 👍 LGBTQ: I am a great fan of good LGBTQ stories - and this had a lot of good LGBTQ story arcs. I loved ho......more

Goodreads review by Anne

This is one of those books that I knew from the first page I would love as it has the perfect balance of humor and plot! Maybelle has moved from Kentucky to LA and meets the beautiful Joe who draws her into a life she never knew existed. Alternating in time from the 1800's to the 1900's, the novel r......more

Goodreads review by Rebekah

Part historical fiction, part biography, this was an interesting insight into a time and place about which I knew very little - Hollywood in the 1920s. Told through the eyes of a sheltered country girl discovering her true self surrounded by the glitz and trappings of LA in the silent film era, and......more


Quotes

‘A . Lamond skilfully reimagines the way Alla Nazimove’s traumatic past gives her the courage to turn heartbreak into art’ Louisa Treger, author of ‘, this tale of Alla Nazimova, one of Hollywood’s brightest stars of the 1920s, and her circle of talented, rule-breaking women, swept me away’ bestselling author, Adrienne Chinn ‘A . Equal parts glitz, glamour, and closed-door secrets, this fabulous book is for fans of historical fiction’ bestselling author, Andie Newton ‘A sweeping tale of self-discovery and forbidden desires… ’ Anita Frank, author of ‘, and definitely one you won’t forget’ Louise Swanson, author of ‘A great insight into a forgotten star who did it her way at a less accepting time’