the biograph girl by william j. mann
more than 95% of what i read is fiction, mostly mysteries & sci-fi, the non-fiction included behind the scenes of tv shows & movies as well as biographies. not sure if that includes my textbooks from school. some of those might have been fictitious, or at least somewhat confused. i find that i prefer some mix of fiction in with the fact, historical fiction; the phillipa gregory tutor series & the like. that's what drew me to this novel. there was an actual "biograph girl" florence lawrence who was the first female movie star & one of the first victims of movies star fame as well. when after being away from the movies for a few years, she found parts hard to come by. reduced to being an extra at MGM, she killed herself at the age of 52.
the novel poses the question of : "what if she lived?" that taking advantage of her roommate's death, florence convinced a doctor friend to say it was her & ran off to have a new life. the story switches between her life before, during & after her career in movies & her "rediscovery" by twin brothers who each want to tell her story in their own way (one's a writer, the other a filmmaker). the thing is, i believed that it could've happened like it was written. i could've done without the story of the brothers estrangement & their own stories thrown in. lawrence's story was enough for me.
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the novel poses the question of : "what if she lived?" that taking advantage of her roommate's death, florence convinced a doctor friend to say it was her & ran off to have a new life. the story switches between her life before, during & after her career in movies & her "rediscovery" by twin brothers who each want to tell her story in their own way (one's a writer, the other a filmmaker). the thing is, i believed that it could've happened like it was written. i could've done without the story of the brothers estrangement & their own stories thrown in. lawrence's story was enough for me.
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