false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256003814m/2774709.jpg 2774709 10 <B>In the tradition of Michel Faber and Sarah Waters, a literary historical novel about an orphan girl’s journey from poverty to film stardom, set against the grand backdrop of World War I Berlin, the cabaret era, the run-up to World War II, and the innovations in art and industry that accompanied it all.</B><BR><BR>Big, rich, intelligent, and masterfully written, here is a page-turning story of glitter and splendor, drama and love, friendship and identity, and an illuminating account of a period of history that foreshadowed much of the twentieth century.<BR><BR> As the clock chimes the turn of the twentieth century, Lilly Nelly Aphrodite takes her first breath. The illegitimate, orphaned daughter of a cabaret performer, she finds early refuge at a Berlin Catholic orphanage. From there follows a lifetime of reinventions, from orphan to maid, war bride, tingle-tangle nightclub girl, and script typist. Her eventual transformation into one of Germany’s leading silent-film stars, and a partner in a remarkable romance that crosses decades and continents, could ultimately cost her everything she has worked for.<BR><BR> Gripping and seductive like few other literary novels, <I>The Glimmer Palace</I> showcases the glamour, spectacle, and theatrical energy of the brief heyday of the Weimar Republic, while at the same time telling the story of that other great twentieth-century illusion—cinema. 2800454 book 24 7 2008 The Glimmer Palace total:204|5:40|4:85|3:62|2:13|1:4| 204 756 528 65 4 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 20:46:20 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 20:46:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Mar 25 06:44:01 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:46:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 09:53:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 15:32:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 15:26:32 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 12:25:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:05:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:30:13 -0700 2009
I was intrigued by the 'look behind the mirror' offered by this story - history, as we know, is written by the victors so it was illuminating to see WW1&2 from a German perspective. It was dark and brooding and full of atmosphere and I loved t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 12:52:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 09:34:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 02 22:13:26 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 22:15:08 -0800 2009
More than just a rags-to-riches tale, it also traces the develo...more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 09:57:21 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:01:00 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:14:46 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:22:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:07:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:17:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 21:04:26 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 21:08:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:46:37 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:49:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 14 01:40:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 14:24:42 -0700 2009 The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite is a bestselling literary novel by Beatrice Colin. It is a paperback published by John Murray and its ISBN is 1848540310. It is so well written it is a pleasure to read and it is full of historical content o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:24:07 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:28:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 05 13:09:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 19:24:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 23:39:14 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 23:41:55 -0800 2008
A most in-depth book that takes the reader from the birth of our heroine Lilly Nelly Aphrodite at the very beginning of the 20th century through her years in an orphanage and the poverty of the people of Berlin over the nex...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 21:41:33 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:01:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 09:12:54 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 04:41:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 20:24:34 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 21:52:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 23 09:59:24 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:02:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2774709