The Chaperone
Laura Moriarty, 2012
After being accepted to the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing, fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks is chaperoned from Wichita, Kansas to New York City by thirty-six year old Cora Carlisle. Cora has her own reasons for wanting to chaperone the young dancer, as she is looking to find out where she came from, before she was sent on an orphan train to Kansas as a child. As Louise goes on to become a famous silent film star, Cora begins to really live her life.
I liked this book, but I didn't love it. I always enjoy reading fiction based on the lives of real people, but this was more about Cora than it was the famous Louise Brooks (and Louise wasn't exactly a nice person to read about anyway). Honestly, it was hard to sympathize with any of the characters in this book, even through their hard times, although the characters were mostly interesting to read about. It was a well-written story in general, I just personally had a hard time getting into the story. Decent read, but could have been better.
I liked this book, but I didn't love it. I always enjoy reading fiction based on the lives of real people, but this was more about Cora than it was the famous Louise Brooks (and Louise wasn't exactly a nice person to read about anyway). Honestly, it was hard to sympathize with any of the characters in this book, even through their hard times, although the characters were mostly interesting to read about. It was a well-written story in general, I just personally had a hard time getting into the story. Decent read, but could have been better.
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