All the beautiful girls / Elizabeth J. Church.
A powerful novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas--and finds unexpected fortune, friendship, and love. It was unimaginable. When she was eight years old, Lily Decker somehow survived the auto accident that killed her parents and sister, but neither her emotionally distant aunt nor her all-too-attentive uncle could ease her grief. Dancing proves to be Lily's only solace, and eventually she receives a "scholarship" to a local dance academy--courtesy of a mysterious benefactor. Grown and ready to leave home for good, Lily changes her name to Ruby Wilde and heads to Las Vegas to be a troupe dancer, but her sensual beauty and voluptuous figure land her work instead as a showgirl performing everywhere from Les Folies Bergere at the Tropicana to the Stardust's Lido de Paris. Wearing costumes dripping with feathers and rhinestones, five-inch heels, and sky-high headdresses, Ruby may have all the looks of a Sin City success story, but she still must learn to navigate the world of men--and figure out what real love looks like. With her uncanny knack for understanding the hidden lives of women, Elizabeth J. Church captures both the iconic extravagance of an era and the bravery of a young woman who dances through her sadness to find connection, freedom, and, most important, herself.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432861261 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 521 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich : Gale, a Cengage Company 2018.
- Copyright: ℗♭2018
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General Note: | "Thorndike Press Large Print Basic series." |
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Subject: | Dancers > Fiction. Nineteen sixties > Fiction. Las Vegas (Nev.) > Fiction. Large type books. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Sitka.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Bren Del Win Centennial Library | W LP Church (Text) | 36320000366088 | Waskada Large Print | Volume hold | In process | - |
St. Lazare | LP F CHU (Text) | 35419002885482 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |