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Well Behaved Women
Caroline Lamond
Only they know what happens behind closed doors.
1879. Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon is born in Yalta, Crimea. She will go on to become Alla Nazimova, celebrated film star and “founding mother of Sapphic Hollywood”.
Abandoned by her mother, abused by her father and supporting herself through prostitution, Alla turns to acting as an escape from her brutal and turbulent reality. By 1917, she is the highest paid actress in Hollywood.
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 Alla’s ‘Sewing Circle’, Maybelle’s eyes are opened to a life of decadence and glamour. Discovering her own sexuality, she embraces all that Hollywood has to offer in the hedonist roaring twenties.
But both Alla and Maybelle have secrets that threaten to bring their gilded lives crashing down. Hearts are broken, careers destroyed and friendships shattered, in this compelling story inspired by the scandalous real life of silent movie icon, Alla Nazimova.
1879. Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon is born in Yalta, Crimea. She will go on to become Alla Nazimova, celebrated film star and “founding mother of Sapphic Hollywood”.
Abandoned by her mother, abused by her father and supporting herself through prostitution, Alla turns to acting as an escape from her brutal and turbulent reality. By 1917, she is the highest paid actress in Hollywood.
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 Alla’s ‘Sewing Circle’, Maybelle’s eyes are opened to a life of decadence and glamour. Discovering her own sexuality, she embraces all that Hollywood has to offer in the hedonist roaring twenties.
But both Alla and Maybelle have secrets that threaten to bring their gilded lives crashing down. Hearts are broken, careers destroyed and friendships shattered, in this compelling story inspired by the scandalous real life of silent movie icon, Alla Nazimova.
GENRE
Women's Fiction; Historical
UK PUBLICATION
March 2023 (eBook)
April 2023 (paperback)
Women's Fiction; Historical
UK PUBLICATION
March 2023 (eBook)
April 2023 (paperback)
Praise
"An extraordinary story."
Georgia Kaufmann
"Dazzling, delicious and definitely one you won't forget."
Louise Beech
"A sweeping tale of self-discovery and forbidden desires ... captivating."
Anita Frank
"A vibrant tribute to a mesmerising screen icon of the 1920s. Lamond skilfully reimagines the way Alla Nazimova's traumatic past gives her the courage to turn heartbreak into art."
Louise Treger
"Evocative and titillating, this beautifully written tale of Alla Nazimova, one of Hollywood's brightest stars of the 1920s, and her circle of talented rule-breaking women, swept me away."
Adrienne Chinn
"The clothes, cocktails and clandestine affairs glitter with cheeky insouciance, but behind the scenes there is a heartache, misogyny and violence. An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood."
Gill Paul
Georgia Kaufmann
"Dazzling, delicious and definitely one you won't forget."
Louise Beech
"A sweeping tale of self-discovery and forbidden desires ... captivating."
Anita Frank
"A vibrant tribute to a mesmerising screen icon of the 1920s. Lamond skilfully reimagines the way Alla Nazimova's traumatic past gives her the courage to turn heartbreak into art."
Louise Treger
"Evocative and titillating, this beautifully written tale of Alla Nazimova, one of Hollywood's brightest stars of the 1920s, and her circle of talented rule-breaking women, swept me away."
Adrienne Chinn
"The clothes, cocktails and clandestine affairs glitter with cheeky insouciance, but behind the scenes there is a heartache, misogyny and violence. An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood."
Gill Paul
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