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"From the acclaimed author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise, a dazzling new collection that explores the lives of unforgettable women in history.The fascinating characters in Megan Mayhew Bergman&#8217;s new stories are defined by their creative impulses, fierce independence, and sometimes reckless decisions. In &#8220;The Siege at Whale Cay,&#8221; cross-dressing Standard Oil heiress Joe Carstairs seduces Marlene Dietrich. In &#8220;A High-Grade Bitch Sits Down for Lunch,&#8221; aviator and writer Beryl Markham lives alone in Nairobi and engages in a battle of wills with a stallion. In &#8220;Hell-Diving Women,&#8221; the first integrated, all-girl swing band sparks a violent reaction in North Carolina. Other heroines, born in proximity to the spotlight, struggle to distinguish themselves: Lord Byron&#8217;s illegitimate daughter, Allegra; Oscar Wilde&#8217;s wild niece, Dolly; Edna St. Vincent Millay&#8217;s talented sister, Norma; James Joyce&#8217;s daughter, Lucia. Almost Famous Women offers and elegant and intimate look at artists who desired recognition. The world wasn&#8217;t always kind to the women who star in these stories, but through Mayhew Bergman&#8217;s stunning imagination, they receive the attention they deserve."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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