Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman

The reader of Almost Famous Women can't help but be seduced by these eccentric, subversive, passionate women who lived their lives with their entire souls and who were furiously unapologetic for doing so.'-Lauren Groff, author of Arcadia 'Megan Mayhew Bergman writes with an astonishing force of empathy, a compassion as bright and illuminating as a klieg light. This book only looks like it's made of paper- you are holding priceless diamonds in your hand.'-Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers Megan Mayhew Bergman writes with such precision that we should all quake in her presence. ''Almost Famous Women' is sharp, compassionate, and strong, just like the women depicted in its pages. Another stunning collection from the brilliant Megan Mayhew Bergman.'-Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn What a thrill to listen as they cohere into a chorus of powerful, affecting and often hilarious voices, each unforgettable, together undeniable. 'Every one of these stories is as vibrant, as urgent, as surprising as the women therein. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. The world wasn’t always kind to the women who star in these stories, but through Mayhew Bergman’s stunning imagination, they receive the attention they deserve.

Vincent Millay’s talented sister, Norma James Joyce’s daughter, Lucia.Īlmost Famous Women offers and elegant and intimate look at artists who desired recognition. Other heroines, born in proximity to the spotlight, struggle to distinguish themselves: Lord Byron’s illegitimate daughter, Allegra Oscar Wilde’s wild niece, Dolly Edna St. In “Hell-Diving Women,” the first integrated, all-girl swing band sparks a violent reaction in North Carolina. In “A High-Grade Bitch Sits Down for Lunch,” aviator and writer Beryl Markham lives alone in Nairobi and engages in a battle of wills with a stallion. In “The Siege at Whale Cay,” cross-dressing Standard Oil heiress Joe Carstairs seduces Marlene Dietrich. The fascinating characters in Megan Mayhew Bergman’s new stories are defined by their creative impulses, fierce independence, and sometimes reckless decisions. From the acclaimed author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise, a dazzling new collection that explores the lives of unforgettable women in history.

Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman