The Chaperone Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Laura Moriarty
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
1,325

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Book Summary

Soon to be a feature film from the creators of Downton Abbey starring Elizabeth McGovern, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both.
 
Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip, has no idea what she’s in for. Young Louise, already stunningly beautiful and sporting her famous black bob with blunt bangs, is known for her arrogance and her lack of respect for convention. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will transform their lives forever.
 
For Cora, the city holds the promise of discovery that might answer the question at the core of her being, and even as she does her best to watch over Louise in this strange and bustling place she embarks on a mission of her own. And while what she finds isn’t what she anticipated, she is liberated in a way she could not have imagined. Over the course of Cora’s relationship with Louise, her eyes are opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities for being fully alive.
 
Drawing on the rich history of the 1920s, ’30s, and beyond—from the orphan trains to Prohibition, flappers,  and the onset of the Great Depression to the burgeoning movement for equal rights and new opportunities for women—Laura Moriarty’s The Chaperone illustrates how rapidly everything, from fashion and hemlines to values and attitudes, was changing at this time and what a vast difference it all made for Louise Brooks, Cora Carlisle, and others like them.

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Book Name The Chaperone
Genre Historical Fiction
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Language English
E-Book Size 1.28 MB

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Loved it. This a beautiful tale with twist & turn in each chapter. I loved watching Cora transform. I recommend.

Great!. I agree with previous comments. This book is a rare find and wish their were more like this one. Loved the book. Story line. Characters.

Superb. Uplifting, fast read and informational. Can’t help but fall on love w Cora for her compassion, open-mindedness, kindness and emotional intelligence.

The Chaperone. Three generations in my family have read and enjoyed The Chaperone! I highly recommend it!

The Chaperone. Good read

Unpredictable Read.. What a great book! I couldn't stop listening to it. Dramatic twists and turns around every corner and the characters were so lively and well developed. Highly recommend.

The chaperone. Loved this book, sorry it's over. A rare find.

Interesting. Very good book filled with history and a fascinating story about a family. Complex but all of the pieces fit together perfectly. Complex situations over a fairly long period of time. Mostly positive but does have a few depressing situations. Well worth the time to read!

The Chaperone". When is this book going to be made into a movie? It would be a travesty for this book to be ignored by the cinema and all those involved with that industry. Hated for the the book to end.

Surprising.. I read this as a book club selection and found myself unable to put it down. Though some of the flash-forwards and flashbacks seem a little forced, the quality is nonetheless very good. Overall, this is one of the better books I have read in a long while.

Surprising story line. I enjoyed this book very much. I did not expect the story line to focus more on the chaperone and was pleasantly surprised. The main character was developed nicely. I am always looking for a great read and this book is one I looked forward to getting to the next chapter and now sad it is over.

The chaperone. A wonderful piece of historical fiction with a wonderful account of life and the marvelous ride that it is!

Life in reality. A great story about a life that is traumatized yet she turned into a beautiful woman who lived and lived in spite of many twists and turns that could have ended tragically. Couldn’t put it down.

The Chaperone. Best book I have read in a long time. Chaperone's story was intriguing and having Louise Brooks in the story was just icing on the cake.

Loved it!. Well written, couldn't put it down!

Fun Historical Read. This book is enchanting from start to finish!

Beautiful story with a heroine. I really appreciate good fictional writing with love stories. The lives that intertwine are all interesting. This is a definite good read! Way to go to the author:).

Excellent. Fantastic read! Well written and intriguing.

Interesting. Amazing what women had to go through. A good read.

The Chaperone. I felt this was one of the best books I have read.

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Summary of The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

The The Chaperone book written by Laura Moriarty was published on 05 June 2012, Tuesday in the Historical Fiction category. A total of 1,325 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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