{"product_id":"emma-straub-laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures","title":"Laura Lamonts Life In Pictures - By Emma Straub","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a delicious debut novel set in 1930s Hollywood: the story of a young starlet for whom the cost of fame is too high.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaura Lamont is born Elsa Emerson, the youngest of three sisters, in Door County, Wisconsin in 1920. After a family tragedy propels Elsa to marry and move to Hollywood, she's discovered and renamed by the head of a major studio. Her sudden rise to fame sets a course that involves three marriages, two children, a drug addiction and a persistent conflict between her small-town upbringing and new-found status.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the veneer of stardom crumbles, the novel asks: How many people can we be over the course of our lives? How much can we change? And at what cost? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lamont's Life In Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an ode to imagination, an inquiry into the nature of celebrity, and a rollicking tale about love, family, and mistakes. It is a compelling, dramatic story set in the rich atmosphere of 1930s Hollywood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 233 x 153mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Straub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10661506023460,"sku":"9781447203186","price":3.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1000x1000_500x500px_-2023-04-24T130745.212.jpg?v=1682305673","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/emma-straub-laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}