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adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
The only child of an unmarried Jewish immigrant, Faderman was raised in poverty. She wanted to be a movie star, but instead was drawn as a teenager into Hollywood's shady sex trade. She grabs a chance to study at university, financing her studies by working as a pin-up model and burlesque dancer.
Faderman is now a respected professor and renowned scholar. If you've never read her works on lesbian history like Surpassing the Love of Men, or Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, you are in for a treat.
This memoir is clear, funny and powerful, and a loving tribute to her mother. Well worth a read.
Faderman is now a respected professor and renowned scholar. If you've never read her works on lesbian history like Surpassing the Love of Men, or Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, you are in for a treat.
This memoir is clear, funny and powerful, and a loving tribute to her mother. Well worth a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Homophobia
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