American Rose
By Karen Abbott
By Karen Abbott
By Karen Abbott
By Karen Abbott
By Karen Abbott
Read by Bernadette Dunne
By Karen Abbott
Read by Bernadette Dunne
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$22.00
Mar 13, 2012 | ISBN 9780812978513
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Dec 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780679604563
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Dec 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780307877109
711 Minutes
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Praise
“Richly atmospheric . . . an immersive, almost novelistic portrait.”—USA Today
“American Rose is a fitting tribute to an amazing woman, telling her story beautifully while revealing as much about post-Depression America as it does about celebrity life. It’s cultural history at its best.”—Rebecca Skloot, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Abbott creates a brainy striptease similar to the one her subject may have performed.”—Newsday
“With staggeringly in-depth research . . . Abbott composes a story wrought with personal drama and insight into a dark era in American history. . . . The story is as beguiling as it is timeless.”—Elle
“At its core, American Rose is a haunting portrait of a woman . . . offering her audiences a sassy, confident self while making sure they would never know the damaged soul who created her.”—Los Angeles Times
“Sad, smart, brassy . . . the true story of the Queen of Burlesque is even weirder and wilder than the legend.”—Salon
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