05220cam a2200793 4500 584415546 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780399181078 0399181075 B073P9DK6B Amazon 3507ab97-df68-4ab8-966b-dcc51886a21c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3488295 OverDrive (Product ID) 554903 554903 554903 TxAuBib Church, Elizabeth J. All the Beautiful Girls [OverDrive] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2018. relationships. dysfunctional family. Friendship. literary fiction. Historical. 1960s. dance. mental health. abuse. love. Coming of age. dancer. love story. 20th Century. Historical Fiction. Women's Fiction. childhood trauma. showgirl. grief. Friendships. Las Vegas. orphan. Self Esteem. dancing. car accident. Sin City. dating and relationships. historical literary fiction. historical novels. body dysmorphia. women's lives. historical books. literary novels. historical fiction novels. gifts for women. historical fiction books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3932kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1560kB. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:“An exquisitely crafted novel of love discovered and friendship found.”—Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Ruby’s life glitters with success, but she still must conquer her tragic past and discover what love really looks like. Lily Decker never meant to become a showgirl. As a young girl in small-town Kansas, she danced to forget the pain of losing her family in a car accident. And dancing made her feel beautiful when the attentions of her Uncle Miles only brought shame. In 1967, Lily is grown and ready to leave her past behind. She changes her name to Ruby Wilde and heads to the Rat Pack’s Las Vegas to make a name for herself as a troupe dancer. However, the competition is fierce and she finds work as a showgirl, instead, doing fan-kicks in sky-high headdresses and sparkling costumes. Her new life brims with glamour and excitement, but something is still missing. Is it love? What choices will she make to feel whole again, and at what cost? With her uncanny understanding of the hidden lives of women, Elizabeth J. Church captures the iconic extravagance of an era and the bravery of a woman who blazes her own path to freedom. Praise for All the Beautiful Girls “[Elizabeth] Church’s lively coming-of-age tale transports us to a world of ostrich-plumed headdresses and pinky-ringed mobsters while tracing a tumultuous quest for acceptance and love.”—People “A gorgeously written novel with the bite of a gin martini, All the Beautiful Girls goes beyond the splashy, gaudy dazzle of Las Vegas in the sixties to reveal the beating heart beneath the glamorous façade of a showgirl with big ambitions.”—Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of At the Water’s Edge “A stirring bildungsroman that follows a girl from trauma in 1957 Kansas to self-discovery in 1960s Las Vegas . . . Church paints an unflinching, frequently heartbreaking portrait of a resilient young woman’s coming-of-age set against an exciting, glamorous backdrop.”—Publishers Weekly “Church’s appreciation of language is apparent as she masterfully creates pictures with words . . . All the Beautiful Girls provides a delightful antidote to cold and dark mid-winter days.”—Associated Press “A beautifully rendered tale of personal redemption filled with friendship, loss, extravagant furs, and feathery headdresses.”—Kirkus Reviews. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3507ab97-df68-4ab8-966b-dcc51886a21c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3507ab97-df68-4ab8-966b-dcc51886a21c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3507ab97-df68-4ab8-966b-dcc51886a21c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)