She also wrote The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite (published as The. Gripping and seductive like few other literary novels, The Glimmer Palace showcases the glamour, spectacle, and theatrical energy of the brief heyday of the Weimar Republic, while at the same time telling the story of that other great twentieth century illusion cinema. Seamlessly weaving historical detail and vivid invention, Beatrice Colin evokes. As the century progresses, Lilly and Hanne move from the tawdry glamour of the tingle-tangle nightclubs to the shadow world of health films before Lilly finds success and stardom in the new medium of motion pictures and ultimately falls in love with a man whose fate could cost her everything she has worked for or help her discover her true self. Her eventual transformation into one of Germany s leading silent film stars, and a partner in a remarkable romance that crosses decades and continents, could ultimately cost her everything she has worked for. Colins heroine, Lilly Aphrodite, is as rich, alive, and dangerous as the city she inhabits and as the novel progresses, Berlins history becomes her own. A mesmerizing story of pre-War Berlin and the magic behind the early German movie industry, this book highlights the plighta of the average citizen during the. From there follows a lifetime of reinventions, from orphan to maid, war bride, tingle tangle nightclub girl, and script typist. The illegitimate, orphaned daughter of a cabaret performer, she finds early refuge at a Berlin Catholic orphanage. Writer of novels - To Capture What We Cannot Keep and The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite.
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