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Salazar, Noelle.
Subjects
Smithsonian Institution -- Fiction.
Fashion design -- Exhibitions -- Fiction.
Costume -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction.
Women dressmakers -- Fiction.
Women tailors -- Fiction.
Costume design -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- Fiction.
Dance halls -- Fiction.
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Fiction.
Ambition -- Fiction.
Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Salazar, Noelle.
Smithsonian Institution -- Fiction.
Fashion design -- Exhibitions -- Fiction.
Costume -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction.
Women dressmakers -- Fiction.
Women tailors -- Fiction.
Costume design -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- Fiction.
Dance halls -- Fiction.
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Fiction.
Ambition -- Fiction.
Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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The
roaring
days
of
Zora
Lily
/ Noelle Salazar.
by
Salazar, Noelle.
Thorndike Press, 2024.
Call #:
LP FICTION SAL
Subjects
Smithsonian Institution -- Fiction.
Fashion design -- Exhibitions -- Fiction.
Costume -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction.
Women dressmakers -- Fiction.
Women tailors -- Fiction.
Costume design -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- Fiction.
Dance halls -- Fiction.
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Fiction.
Ambition -- Fiction.
Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9798885796651 (large print hc.)
Description:
637 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"The discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown unearths the story of a talented young seamstress and her journey from the smoke-filled speakeasies of Jazz Age Seattle to the costume houses of Hollywood. 2023, The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History: A costume conservator is preparing an exhibition featuring movie costumes from the 1920s to present day. As she gingerly places a gown once worn by Greta Garbo on a mannequin, she discovers another name hidden beneath the designer's label, leaving her to wonder -- who is
Zora
Lily
? 1924, Seattle: Poverty-stricken
Zora
Hough spends her
days
looking after her younger siblings while sewing up holes and fixing hems for clients to bring in extra money, working her fingers to the bone just to survive. But at night, as she lies in the bed she shares with one of her three sisters, she secretly dreams of becoming a designer like Coco Chanel and Jeanne Lanvin. When her best friend gets a job dancing in a club downtown,
Zora
is lured in by her stories of music, glittering dresses and boys. She follows her friend to the underground speakeasies that are at once exciting and frightening -- with smoke hanging in the air, alcohol flowing despite Prohibition, couples dancing in a way that makes
Zora
blush and a handsome businessman named Harley. It’s a world she has only ever imagined, and one with connections that could lead her to the life she's always dreamed of. But as
Zora
's ambition is challenged by tragedy and duty to her family, she'll learn that dreams come with a cost."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Love stories.
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Adult Large Print Fiction
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Adult Large Print Fiction
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