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Bail at 245. I cannot stand a single character and Kelk is trying far too hard to be funny. Awful. I'm having such a bad run of books recently!

This has been on my shelves since I went to an exhibit about Miller and Man Ray. I think the cover should read “Her Many Lives” instead of “A Life” because this book shows that she was not someone content to stay within the boundaries of expectations. She was a Vogue model, a muse, a photographer, a war correspondent; over and over she reinvented herself and pursued her desires. An interesting look at a complex but important figure. #24in2024

Just me and my trustworthy Kindle against the 🌎 again this weekend!

I read the previous books in the Bill Smith / Lydia Chin series and enjoyed them, so I expected this to be a good read. Instead it was a bit of a slog. Slower paced, less of the relationship between the two, and a less-than-compelling mystery plot. The bright sides were the few scenes with Lydia's mother, and the commentary on the New York art scene. ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 #mystery

I guess reading time is over for now. 😻

Shifting colors on a monster billboard bled through the April evening mist, showed me a shadow in the alley.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Just started this one. I'm in the mood for some mystery in the Big Apple, and I've enjoyed others in the Bill Smith/Lydia Chin series. #mystery

I don‘t know when I picked this up on Audible or why, but it was a really solid memoir of a young woman‘s experience as a war correspondent/ photo journalist. Lynsey Addario has worked in almost all the contemporary war zones risking her life to take photos that show the cost of war on civilians, soldiers and most often innocent women & children. Her story was fascinating & I loved hearing her story. #52Books23 #AWarOtherThanWWIorWWII

Neither of the main players in this account of the on/off relationship between Greta Garbo & Cecil Beaton come across as very nice people. Garbo, well-known as reclusive, seems also quite selfish & rude & dismissive of her fans, whilst Beaton seems like a bit of a flibbertigibbet. They have a brief affair, which Beaton thinks will lead to marriage. When it doesn't, Beaton commits the ultimate betrayal in Garbo's eyes - he talks to the press.

*A talented young woman must support her grandmother and manage the family photographic studio despite the presence of a competing business in the same neighborhood.*
LIKES:
~ well-defined characters
~ resourceful protagonist
~ women in business
~ varied obstacles to success
~ gentlemanly love interest
DISLIKES:
~ romance was great once it progressed, but it felt rushed at the beginning

#vintage #careerromance #photographer