Carlill’s bark, in infancy, abandoned, in childhood, adopted, deceived in his youth, goes to New York to find his roots, while looking after a young girl. The ward of the bark is none other than Louise Brooks, the future star of the silent cinema and the idol of the 1920s. Louise, having escaped from a shameful provincial town, entered a progressive dance school, and her brilliant, albeit a short take -off, also ahead. However, this self -confidence is not developed by years, well -read and insightful person not to occupy. Carlill Carlle has a difficult life.
The drunken changes that the seductive “age of jazz” brought with it, a decent Matron from Kansas are seen by a complete loss of moral guidelines and extravagance. However, in New York, her worldview bursts at the seams. What is the price of the decent decency, what is the value of genuine kindness, which is better to choose – relaxed sincerity or a comfortable mask? Comparing itself to the young Louise, the bark gradually learns important things – and the return …
Author
Moriarty Laura
Translator
Booksha Ksenia Sergeevna
Publisher
Phantom Press, 2014
Series
Vintage Story
16+
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