TheLuminousLifeofLillyAphrodite
- 作者
- 出版社 JohnMurrayPublishersLtd
- 出版时间 2009年1月
- ISBN 9781848540316
- 定价 90.30
内容简介
Astheclockchimedtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,LillyNellyAphroditetookherfirstbreath.Borntoacabaretdancerandsoonorphanedinascandalousdoublemurder,LillyfindsrefugeataCatholicorphanage,comingunderthewingofthe,attimes,severeSisterAugust,thefirstinastringoflostloves.ThereshemeetsHanneSchmidt,ateenprostitute,andformsabondthatwilllastthemthroughtumultuousloveaffairs,disastrousmarriages,anddestitutionduringtheFirstWorldWarandthesubsequenteconomiccollapse.Asthecenturyprogresses,LillyandHannemovefromthetawdryglamourofthetingle-tanglenightclubstotheshadowworldofhealthfilmsbeforeLillyfindssuccessandstardominthenewmediumofmotionpicturesandultimatelyfallsinlovewithamanwhosefatecouldcosthereverythingshehasworkedfororhelpherdiscoverhertrueself.Grippinganddarklyseductive,TheLuminousLifeofLillyAphroditeshowcasesalltheglitterandsplendourofthebriefheydayoftheWeimarRepublic,andtheriseofHollywoodtoitsgoldenage.AsitforeshadowsthehorrorsoftheSecondWorldWar,thenovelaskswhatpriceispaidwhenidentitybecomesunfixedandthesocialorderisupended.
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