Looking for a great read? Take The Chaperone with you on your summer getaway. The Louise Brooks Society recommends it!
"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
“When silent film star Louise Brooks was a sexually provocative and headstrong 15-year-old from Kansas, she traveled with a chaperone to new York City to attend dance school. In this fascinating historical novel, her minder, Cora, struggles to keep her charge within the bounds of propriety but finds herself questioning the confines of her own life. Thorough Cora the world of early 20th-century America comes alive, and her personal triumphs become cause for celebration.”— People
"Captivating and wise . . . In The Chaperone, Moriarty gives us a historically detailed and nuanced portrayal of the social upheaval that spilled into every corner of American life by 1922. . . . [An] inventive and lovely Jazz Age story."— Washington Post
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