Laura Moriarty is the author of "The Center of Everything," "The Rest of Her Life," and "While I'm Falling." She lives in Kansas.
""The Chaperone" is the enthralling story of two women . . . and
how their unlikely relationship changed their lives. . . . In this
layered and inventive story, Moriarty raises profound questions
about family, sexuality, history, and whether it is luck or
will--or a sturdy combination of the two--that makes for a
wonderful life."--"O, The Oprah Magazine
""In her new novel, "The Chaperone," Laura Morirty treats this
golden age with an evocative look at the early life of silent-film
icon Louise Brooks, who in 1922 leaves Wichita, Kansas, for New
York City in the company of 36-year-old chaperone, Cora Carlisle. .
. . A mesmerizing take on women in this pivotal era."--"Vogue
""With her shiny black bob and milky skin, Louise Brooks epitomized
silent-film glamour. But in Laura Moriarty's engaging new novel
"The Chaperone," Brooks is just a hyper-precocious and bratty
15-year-old, and our protagonist, 36-year-old Cora Carlisle, has
the not-easy mission of keeping the teenager virtuous while on a
trip from their native Kansas to New York City. After a battle of
wills, there's a sudden change of destiny for both women, with
surprising and poignant results."--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Throughout "The Chaperone," her fourth and best novel, Laura
Moriarty mines first-rate fiction from the tension between a
corrupting coastal media and the ideal of heart-of-America
morality. . . . . Brooks's may be the novel's marquee name, but the
story's heart is Cora's. With much sharpness but great empathy,
Moriarty lays bare the settled mindset of this stolid, somewhat
fearful woman--and the new experiences that shake that mindset
up."--"San Francisco"" Weekly"
"Film star Louise Brooks was a legend in her time, but the real
lead of "The Chaperone" is Cora Carlise, Brooks' 36-year-old
chaperone for her first visit to New York City in 1922. As Cora
struggles to tame Louise's free spirit, she finds herself moving
past the safety of her own personal boundaries. In th
"It's impossible not to be completely drawn in by "The Chaperone".
Laura Moriarty has delivered the richest and realest possible
heroine in Cora Carlisle, a Wichita housewife who has her mind and
heart blown wide open, and steps--with uncommon courage--into the
fullness of her life. What a beautiful book. I loved every
page."--Paula McLain, author of "The Paris Wife
""What a charming, mesmerizing, transporting novel! The characters
are so fully realized that I felt I was right there alongside them.
A beautiful clarity marks both the style and structure of "The
Chaperone"."--Sena Jeter Naslund, author of "Ahab's Wife" and "Adam
& Eve
"
""The Chaperone" is the best kind of historical fiction,
transporting you to another time and place, but even more
importantly delivering a poignant story about people so real,
you'll miss and remember them long after you close the
book."--Jenna Blum, author of "Those Who Save Us" and "The
Stormchasers"
"It's impossible not to be completely drawn in by "The
Chaperone". Laura Moriarty has delivered the richest and realest
possible heroine in Cora Carlisle, a Wichita housewife who has her
mind and heart blown wide open, and steps--with uncommon
courage--into the fullness of her life. What a beautiful book. I
loved every page."--Paula McLain, author of "The Paris Wife""What a
charming, mesmerizing, transporting novel! The characters are so
fully realized that I felt I was right there alongside them. A
beautiful clarity marks both the style and structure of "The
Chaperone"."--Sena Jeter Naslund, author of "Ahab's Wife "and "Adam
& Eve """The Chaperone "is the best kind of historical fiction,
transporting you to another time and place, but even more
importantly delivering a poignant story about people so real,
you'll miss and remember them long after you close the
book."--Jenna Blum, author of "Those Who Save Us "and "The
Stormchasers
"
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