{"product_id":"laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures-9781594631825","title":"Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594631825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emma Straub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917294407861,"sku":"9781594631825","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1df28fd0-ebc8-4ab9-8461-f78832af9d64.jpg?v=1687281768","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures-9781594631825","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}