An epic 20th-century saga of family values and artistic ambition, set against the backdrop of the earliest days of Hollywood In this vintage Julie Ellis novel, a strong woman fights for her family's survival and to keep her own integrity in a fast-changing world. Elisabeth Woolf is born into a rich London family, raised in privileged surroundings by her doting but domineering father. He has definite ideas about how a young Edwardian lady should behave; they do not include higher education, nor attending ...
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An epic 20th-century saga of family values and artistic ambition, set against the backdrop of the earliest days of Hollywood In this vintage Julie Ellis novel, a strong woman fights for her family's survival and to keep her own integrity in a fast-changing world. Elisabeth Woolf is born into a rich London family, raised in privileged surroundings by her doting but domineering father. He has definite ideas about how a young Edwardian lady should behave; they do not include higher education, nor attending the theatre. Yet, at seventeen, Elisabeth meets and falls in love with a young actor not of her own faith. Before she realises the full consequences of such a perilous action, she is made an outcast. She flees with her young lover to Melbourne, where he has been offered work. Here Elisabeth discovers her own talent for acting. But before she can establish her career, tragedy intervenes and she must escape again, this time to the USA. Now it seems that nobody wants stage actresses, but in California there is talk of some strange new medium: cinema. From the First World War to the 1950s, Elisabeth and her descendants are at the heart of the emerging entertainment industry, from the silent movies, through talkies, early radio broadcasts and the very first days of television. Despite the scandals, struggles and pressures that threaten her professional survival, Elisabeth proves that she is truly a woman for all seasons.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. HarperCollins, 1998. First edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2)Black harback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edge of the back cover)with Dj(two creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.504pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Synopsis: Elisabeth Woolf is born into a rich London family, raised in privileged surroundings by her doting but domineering father. At 17, Elisabeth meets and falls in love with a young actor not of her own faith. Before she realizes the full consequences of such a perilous action, she is made an outcast.
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