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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Beautiful People: A Noveldi Michelle Gable
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 Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.  PhyllisReads | Apr 30, 2024 |   I loved Margo. She truly came into her own as this story moves along. She knew nothing about working or about photography. But she has an eye and Slim Aarons, photographer extraordinaire, capitalizes on it on more than one occasion. I had no idea about several of these famous characters in this novel. Lilly Pulitzer is definitely famous down here in the south. She was one of the most intriguing figures in this story. Her intelligence and charisma comes through the pages and puts everyone to shame! Need a good tale about some famous people…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today. I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review. (  ) fredreeca | Apr 18, 2024 | nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"It's 1961, and for Margo Hightower, everything is about to change. True, her engagement is off, her family has fallen in scandal, and she's completely broke. But she's just been hired as an assistant to photographer Slim Aarons--famous for his vibrant pictures of high society, royalty, and Hollywood stars--and she knows this opportunity is her ticket to something better. From the bright beaches of Acapulco to glitzy parties in New York, Margo is thrown headfirst into the glamorous jet-set world she so covets, observing its ways from behind the camera as Slim's sidekick. There's Jackie Kennedy, Truman Capote and his Swans, a host of Vanderbilts. Beautiful people in beautiful places. But when they land in Palm Beach, a scene with few rules and many riches, the lines between work and play begin to blur. As Margo becomes swept up in the city's social circle--and into a friendship with heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer--the golden life seems increasingly in reach. Until she finds herself entangeled in a complicated web of loyalties and secrets that could bring it all crashing down..." -- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Inserting fictional Margo Hightower into the world of Palm Beach society during the 1960s, author Michelle Gable gives readers a glimpse of the jet set from the perspective of an “everywoman.” Margo considers herself a failed debutante after her boyfriend calls off their engagement, her family is involved in scandal, and she is left with almost no money and no moneymaking skills. Thanks to a friend who convinces photographer Slim Aarons to hire Margo as his assistant, the premise had me settled in to read a guilty pleasure. And I was not disappointed.
Slim is famous for his photos capturing high society, royalty, and Hollywood stars in their habitat. Against the backdrop of the photo shoots, Margo “becomes swept up in the city’s social circle – and into a friendship with heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer.” (taken from the book jacket).
In addition to the recounting of Lilly Pulitzer’s ascent to resort-wear fame and photographer Slim Aarons’ career as photographer to the rich and famous, Gable shows the life behind the façade of last century’s privileged class. Seen through Margo’s somewhat naïve eyes, the novel is a page-turner that offers many thought-provoking topics and would make a great book club read. (