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The Show Girl: A Novel
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Nicola Harrison's The Show Girl gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies, through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star.

"Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls will drink this up." —Booklist
It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer, it takes every bit of perseverance to finally make it on stage. And once she does, all the glamour and excitement is everything she imagined and more—even worth all the sacrifices she has had to make along the way.
Then she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome, wealthy—the only man she's ever met who seems to accept her modern ways—her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves.

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"Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls will drink this up." —Booklist
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Then she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome, wealthy—the only man she's ever met who seems to accept her modern ways—her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves.

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        Olive McCormick leaves behind secrets in Minnesota when she travels to New York to make it big on Broadway. Using her talents and sass, she changes her name to Olive Shine and impresses Mr. Ziegfeld of the Ziegfeld Follies. Becoming a Ziegfeld show girl was the dream that Olive followed to New York City. Independent and successful Olive takes on the city and all it has to offer to the new age girls of the late 1920s. Reeling readers in with descriptions of glamorous stage performances and racy, sparkly costumes, Harrison keeps them hooked. Late nights, admiration, and applause are all Olive needs in life--until she meets Archie Carmichael. Falling in love with the wealthy and progressive Archie, Olive wonders if there is more to life than performing. Settling down to be a wife will mean revealing the secrets of her past. Can she be both a wife and a stage performer? Full of surprises and romance, Harrison's novel keeps readers turning the pages awaiting Olive's fateful future. Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls (2019) will drink this up.

        COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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        Harrison’s stirring latest (after Montauk) follows the coming-of-age of a young Ziegfeld Follies star. Singer and dancer Olive McCormick, 20, moves from Minneapolis to New York City in 1927 after giving up her baby girl for adoption. Olive had become pregnant after being duped into sex by a man who falsely promised to get her a job with the Ziegfeld Follies, and the delivery resulted in a torn uterus. Facing poverty, Olive left for New York to chase her dream. After impressing Mr. Ziegfeld, she finds fame as flirty, negligee-clad Olive Shine of Ziegfeld’s new risqué supper club; her acts are fresh and innovative, and success follows, replete with a Fifth Avenue apartment and adoring men. Olive gets engaged to wealthy businessman Archie Carmichael, but she hasn’t told him she won’t be able to have more children and, fearing his reaction, breaks up with him. Archie and Mr. Ziegfeld lose everything in the 1929 crash, and Olive scrapes by, working in a nightclub. When Olive decides to tell Archie the truth, it marks a pivotal turning point in their lives. Vintage Follies glamour is made lush and evocative, and is complemented by meaty explorations of hardships faceed by women living in the era. Olive is a rebel worth rooting for and she’ll keep readers turning the pages.

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"Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls will drink this up." —Booklist
It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer, it takes every bit of perseverance to finally make it on stage. And once she does, all the glamour and excitement is everything she imagined and more—even worth all the sacrifices she has had to make along the way.
Then she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome, wealthy—the only man she's ever met who seems to accept her modern ways—her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune, and...

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