American Rose
A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee
A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee
A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee
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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Paperback $18.00
Mar 13, 2012 | ISBN 9780812978513
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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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