The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City, leaving behind a marriage that's not as perfect as it seems and a past that she buried long ago. She is charged with the care of a stunning young girl with a jet-black fringe and eyes wild and wise beyond her fifteen years.
This is that rare, precious and fabulous thing - a proper story, with characters you care about desperately and root for right to the end. . I can't recommend this novel highly enough. Moving, shocking, dramatic, clever, atmospheric, glamorous and satisfying. You'll adore it * Daily Mail *
A lovely novel, full of humanity * Sunday Times *
It's impossible not to be drawn in by The Chaperone. Laura Moriarty has delivered the richest and realest possible heroine in Cora Carlisle . . . What a beautiful book. I loved every page -- Paula McLain * author of The Paris Wife *
Enthralling . . . In this layered and inventive story, Moriarty raises profound questions about family, sexuality, history and whether it is luck or will - or a combination of the two - that makes for a wonderful life * O Magazine *
An evocative look at the early life of silent-film icon Louise Brooks . . . Mesmerizing * Vogue *
Surprising and poignant * Entertainment Weekly *
A fun romp * Good Housekeeping *
Devour it * Marie Claire *
First-rate fiction . . . sharp, with great empathy * San Francisco Weekly *
A lovely novel, full of humanity * Sunday Times *
It's impossible not to be drawn in by The Chaperone. Laura Moriarty has delivered the richest and realest possible heroine in Cora Carlisle . . . What a beautiful book. I loved every page -- Paula McLain * author of The Paris Wife *
Enthralling . . . In this layered and inventive story, Moriarty raises profound questions about family, sexuality, history and whether it is luck or will - or a combination of the two - that makes for a wonderful life * O Magazine *
An evocative look at the early life of silent-film icon Louise Brooks . . . Mesmerizing * Vogue *
Surprising and poignant * Entertainment Weekly *
A fun romp * Good Housekeeping *
Devour it * Marie Claire *
First-rate fiction . . . sharp, with great empathy * San Francisco Weekly *
Laura Moriarty earned a degree in social work before returning for her M.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Kansas. She was the recipient of the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. She lives with her daughter in Lawrence, Kansas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780718158972 |
| ISBN 10 | 0718158970 |
| Title | The Chaperone |
| Author | Laura Moriarty |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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