Beautiful Days (Bright Young Things) download epub
by Anna Godbersen
Whereas Bright Young Things was simply unimpressive, Beautiful Days was I almost feel guilty putting this book on. .Anna Godbersen is officially Queen of period novels and my book loving heart! That's all thanks to Beautiful Days, the second novel in the Bright Young Things series.
Whereas Bright Young Things was simply unimpressive, Beautiful Days was I almost feel guilty putting this book on the 'historical fiction' shelf. It's hardly historical fiction, despite the fact that it's set in the 20s. The most historical things in it are the clothes, some slang and, of course, the Prohibition and bootlegging. Now, I am usually a pretty fast reader, but I really enjoyed taking my time with this book. I completely immersed myself in the world of speakeasies, bootleggers and flappers.
After Godbersen had artfully built Cordelia's, Letty's and Astrid's character in Bright Young Things, She had destroyed them in Beautiful Days. In this book, the three young women are portrayed as vain and empty. The relationships are also conveyed in the same shallow way. Things happen with no explanation and the plot seemed rushed or too slow, did not touch upon the great financial fall
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Also by anna godbersen. Something bright and alien flashed across the sk. nd for a moment people set down their glasses in country clubs and speakeasies and thought of their old best dreams. Maybe there was a way out by flying, maybe our restless blood could find frontiers in the illimitable air. But by that time we were all pretty well committed; and the Jazz Age continued; we would all have one more.
A bright young things novel. Also by Anna Godbersen. Chapter 1. IT WAS A MIDSUMMER AFTERNOON ON LONG ISLAND, and the mosquitoes, like the girls who get dolled up at evening time, would not be seen flitting about for hours yet.
Anna Godbersen was born in Berkeley, California in 1980 ^ "Beautiful Days:A Bright Young Things Novel by Anna Godbersen". The Luxe/Bright Young Things Official Book Site.
Anna Godbersen was born in Berkeley, California in 1980. She attended Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California. She was educated at Barnard College in Manhattan, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. One of her heroes is her mother, Suzanne Lacke. "Beautiful Days:A Bright Young Things Novel by Anna Godbersen". Retrieved June 22, 2011. Harper Teen's The Luxe Site. Anna Godbersen's Profile on Harper Teen. Bright, Young, & Luxe. Anna Godbersen's MySpace.
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen Genre: Young Adult. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: Flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties. Bright Young Things ( Beautiful Days ( The Lucky Ones (.Summary: The year is 1929. Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis.
New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties. All Letty wants is to see her name in lights, but she quickly discovers Manhattan is filled with pretty girls who will do anything to be a star.
Title: Bright Young Things. Author: Anna Godbersen . Genre: Historical YA. Publisher: Harper Collins. Publication Date: October 2010. Hardcover: 400 pages. I wanted to read Bright Young Things because of its setting: 1929, New York at the height of Prohibition. I don’t think I ever read a book set in this particular period and it seemed interesting. The book follows three girls, alternating point of view between them. But that is only at first glance.
For the bright young things of 1929, the beautiful days seem endless, filled with romance and heartbreak, adventure and intrigue, friendship and rivalry.
After a month in New York, Cordelia Grey and Letty Larkspur are small-town girls no longer. They spend their afternoons with Astrid Donal at the Greys’ lush Long Island estate and their nights in Manhattan’s bustling metropolis. But Letty’s not content to be a mere socialite. She is ready at last to chase her Broadway dreams—no matter the cost.
Cordelia is still reeling from the death of her father at the hands of Thom Hale, the man she thought she loved. Now she is set to honor Darius Grey’s legacy . . . and take her revenge.
Promised to Cordelia’s half brother, Astrid is caught up in a world of dazzling jewels and glittering nights—and the sparkle is blinding. Charlie Grey is a gangster playing a dangerous game; and for Astrid, Cordelia, and Letty, the stakes could be deadly.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe comes the second book in an epic series set in the dizzying last summer of the Jazz Age.
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ISBN: 0061962686
Category: Teen & Young Adult
Subcategory: Historical Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins (September 20, 2011)
Pages: 368 pages
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