Almost famous women, stories, Megan Mayhew Bergman
Type
Label
Almost famous women, stories, Megan Mayhew Bergman
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
short stories
Main title
Almost famous women
Oclc number
905344148
Responsibility statement
Megan Mayhew Bergman
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print peer picks
Sub title
stories
Summary
A collection of stories that explores the lives of talented, gutsy women throughout history. Now Megan Mayhew Bergman resurrects these women, lets them live in the reader's imagination, so we can explore their difficult choices. Nearly every story in this collection is based on a woman who attained some celebrity--she raced speed boats or was a conjoined twin in show business; a reclusive painter of renown; a member of the first all-female, integrated swing band. We see Lord Byron's illegitimate daughter, Allegra; Oscar Wilde's troubled niece, Dolly; "West With the Night" author Beryl Markham; Edna St. Vincent Millay's sister, Norma. These extraordinary stories travel the world, explore the past (and delve into the future), and portray fiercely independent women defined by their acts of bravery, creative impulses, and sometimes reckless decisions
Table Of Contents
The pretty, grown-together children -- The siege at Whale Cay -- Norma Millay's film noir period -- Romaine remains -- Hazel Eaton and the Wall of Death -- The autobiography of Allegra Byron -- Expression theory -- Saving Butterfly McQueen -- Who killed Dolly Wilder -- A high-grade bitch sits down for lunch -- The internees -- The lottery, redux -- Hell-diving women