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In 1920, Elsa Emerson is born in Door County, Wisconsin. Her family owns the Cherry County Playhouse, and Elsa relishes appearing onstage. But when tragedy strikes her family, acting becomes more than a child's game of pretend. Elsa marries and flees to Los Angeles. There she is discovered by Irving Green, who refashions her and renames her Laura Lamont. Laura experiences all the glamour of the heady pinnacle of stardom in the studio-system era, but ultimately her story is a timeless one.
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"An engaging epic of a life that captures the bittersweetness of growing up, leaving home, and finding it again."
Publishers Weekly
"A- ...a stunningly intimate portrayal of one woman's life."
Entertainment Weekly
"3 1/2 stars out of four. Vividly recaptures the glamour and meticulously contrived mythology of the studio-system era."
USA Today