Sherry Jones (1) (1961–)
Auteur van The Jewel of Medina
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- Geboortedatum
- 1961-09-09
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
- Beroepen
- journalist
novelist - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Finalist, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Awards; Finalist, FOREWORD magazine awards; Silver Medal, Independent Publishers' Association Awards (IPPY)
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- Natasha Kern Literary Agency
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- Werken
- 6
- Leden
- 736
- Populariteit
- #34,515
- Waardering
- 3.4
- Besprekingen
- 68
- ISBNs
- 48
- Talen
- 7
The author brings this vibrant personality to life on these pages. As Josephine Baker conquers Paris in the Jazz Age we read of her transformation and her interactions with some of the greatest artists of the day among them, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Cole Porter and George Gershwin. Her romantic life was very bumpy but she never gave up her search for love and acceptance. The words “too young, too dark, too ugly” haunted her and her celebrity status at times was much more important to her than being faithful in a relationship. Josephine’s rise to stardom took place in France but meanwhile the Nazi party and Hitler were rising in Germany and soon cast their shadow over all of Europe.
I thoroughly enjoyed Josephine Baker’s Last Dance not only for learning about this intriguing personality, but also for the author’s wonderful writing and creative research which brought the setting and the times vividly to life.… (meer)