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Borrowed Finery

By Paula Fox

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Borrowed Finery

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One of the most powerful memoirs of recent times. Shortly after Paula Fox's birth in 1923, her hard-drinking Hollywood screenwriter father and her glamorous mother left her in a Manhattan orphanage. Rescued by her grandmother, she was passed from hand to hand, the kindness of strangers interrupted by brief and disturbing reunions with her darkly enchanting parents. In New York, Paula lives with her Spanish grandmother; in Cuba, she wanders about freely on a sugarcane plantation owned by a wealthy relative; in California she finds herself cast away on the dismal margins of Hollywood where famous actors and literary celebrities - John Wayne, Buster Keaton, Orson Welles - glitteringly appear and then fade away. A moving and unusual portrait of a life adrift. Paula Fox gives us an unforgettable appraisal of just how much - and how little - a child requires to survive.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2011-06-10
Publication Date:
2003-06-02
Publisher:
Harper Collins Publ. UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007137230
ISBN13:
9780007137237
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
199 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
17 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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