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the-teacup-dragon · 2 years

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-Laura Brooke Robson, The Sea Knows My Name

#quotes #quote #book quote #books and literature #life #survival #book #literary quotes #literature #the sea knows my name #Laura Brooke Robson

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layo2-0 · 5 months

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Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson (3/10)

4.5/5 stars

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Religion, Queer

Tags: Lesbophobia, Hate Crimes, Murder, Classism, Royalty, Aerial Silk Artists

Notes: looking back on this, i absolutely love this book 10/10 (12/7/23)

#book #books #book review #girls at the edge of the world #laura brooke robson

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libraryleopard · 7 months

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Young adult standalone fantasy novel

In a kingdom about to be beset by prophecied, apocalyptic storms, Natasha, a young aerial silks flyer, vies to marry the prince so she can ensure her flying troupe a safe place on the royal fleet when the storms arrive

At the same time, Ella, a newly recruited flyer, seeks to infiltrate the court and assassinate the prince

The two girls must grapple with their growing attraction alongside their secrets as the storms descend on their kingdom

Infused with elements of climate fiction & biblical lore

Lesbian main character; bi main character; F/F romance

#i liked this a lot!#both the main characters were distinct/interesting and the world-building felt fleshed-out and unique #definitely going to check out the author's other work #the aerial silks part was also interesting #girls at the edge of the world #laura brooke robson #the critique of patriarchy is subtle but good #saw this compared to rae carson and rachel hartman and i think that's accurate #books #lulu speaks #lulu reads #lulu reads girls at the edge of the world #2023 reads

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authorunpublished · 2 years

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Book Review: The Sea Knows My Name

Title: The Sea Knows My Name Author: Laura Brooke Robson Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Coming of Age Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: If there’s one thing Thea Fowler has learned from her mother, it’s that the only way for a woman to survive in a man’s world is to make herself strong—invulnerable, even. Strength, after all, is how Clementine Fowler survived after her world was washed away by…

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#author #authorunpublished #book #coming of age #fantasy #laura brooke robson #review #the sea knows my name #unpublished #ya #young adult

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w-wquotes · 2 years

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Though I have not technically killed anyone yet, my enthusiasm makes up for my lack of experience.

Girls at the edge of the world, Laura Brooke Robson

#Laura Brooke Robson #books #quotes #reading #w/w romance #girls at the edge of the world #lol

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undead-twenty-five · 1 month

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LGBTQ+ Book Recs

Most of these are sapphic. If they are part of a series I just put the first book. I'll probably keep updating as I read more.

Fantasy

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Sci-Fi

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Crier's War by Nina Varela

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

#books #lgbtq books #lgbt books #sapphic books #fantasy books #sci fi books #queer books #book recs #book recommendations

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sapphicbookclub · 2 years

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Pride Flag Book Recs! #3🌈

Need more diverse books for pride month? I’m bringing you some colorful suggestions for your rainbow shelves aesthetic!

Feel free to check out my previous posts as well here and here!

The Devotion of Delflenor by R. Cooper, The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose, The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite, Say You'll Love Me Again by Kiki Archer, The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown, The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt, The Valkyrie's Daughter by Tiana Warner

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan, Welcome To Paradise by Lise Gold, A Flight in the Heavens by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee, Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour, The Noble and the Nightingale by Barbara Ann Wright, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sisters of Shadow by Katherine Livesey

I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Uncharted by Ali Temple, The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler, It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland, Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley, Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson, A Scheme of Sorcery by Ennis Rook Bashe

Happy Pride Month Reading! ❤️💛🧡💚💙💜

#pride month #sapphic books #lgbtq books #lgbt books #queer books #lists

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educated-dumbass · 2 years

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Sapphic Book Masterlist

Quick Key:

🌻= found on Readanybook for free

🍄= I’ve read and recommend

🥀= on my tbr list

🌈= Send me an ask or direct message with this emoji and the book you want and I can likely find it in digital format for free. Be aware it is less secure than the Readanybook site. Please clarify if you’re using a phone or a laptop/computer. (Not including graphic novels)

Fantasy:

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson 🍄

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho 🍄

Darling by K. Ancrum 🍄

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust 🌻

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan 🍄

In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard 🍄

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska

The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan 🍄

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 🍄 (it’s a bit overhyped but still very good)

The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho 🌻

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Vessel of Starfire by Allison Carr Waechter

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Crier's War by Nina Varela

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

Malice by Heather Walter

Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson 🥀

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro 🥀

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

Amy of the Necromancers by Jimena I. Novaro 🥀

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner 🥀

The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes 🥀

Ghost Walk by Kay Solo 🍄

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Graphic Novels:

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill

Historical Fiction:

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 🌻🥀

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

She Rises by Kate Worsley 🥀

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Re

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Horror:

Extasia by Claire Legrand

The Final Child by Fran Dorricott 🍄

The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan

The Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand 🍄

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould

Literary Fiction:

Solo Dance by Li Kotomi 🥀

Mystery:

Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist 🥀

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Poetry:

Sappho 🍄🌻

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Romance:

First Position by Melissa Brayden 🍄

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar 🥀

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman 🥀

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

Silk & Steel by Janine A. Southard

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite 🥀

The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley

The Soft Landing Collection: Sapphic Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories by Jacquelynn Lyon

The War Within by Yolanda Wallace 🍄🌻

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake 🥀

Science Fiction:

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine 🍄

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston 🥀

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 🥀

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson 🌻🍄

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia 🍄

Compass Rose (Compass Rose #1) by Anna Burke

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

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bookaddict24-7 · 2 years

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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (June 14th, 2022)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

The Edge of Summer by Erica George

The Sea Knows My Name by Laura Brooke Robson

Go Hunt Me by Kelly deVos

Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey

Rise of the Vicious Princess by C.J. Redwine

Love & Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean

The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho

Generation Wonder by Barry Lyga

Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

New Sequel:

The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer #3) by Lynette Noni

Vows of Empire (The Bloodright Trilogy #3) by Emily Skrutskie

Feather & Flame (The Queen's Council #2) by Livia Blackburne

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Happy reading!

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sapphicbookoftheday · 2 years

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Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson

Today's sapphic book of the day is Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson!

Summary: "Set in a world on the edge of an apocryphal flood, this heart-stoppingly romantic fantasy debut is perfect for fans of Rachel Hartman and Rae Carson.

In a world bound for an epic flood, only a chosen few are guaranteed safe passage into the new world once the waters recede. The Kostrovian royal court will be saved, of course, along with their guards. But the fate of the court's Royal Flyers, a lauded fleet of aerial silk performers, is less certain. Hell-bent on survival, Principal Flyer, Natasha Koskinen, will do anything to save the Flyers, who are the only family she's ever known. Even if "anything" means molding herself into the type of girl who could be courted by Prince Nikolai. But unbeknownst to Natasha, her newest recruit, Ella Neves, is driven less by her desire to survive the floods than her thirst for revenge. And Ella's mission could put everything Natasha has worked for in peril.

As the oceans rise, so too does an undeniable spark between the two flyers. With the end of the world looming, and dark secrets about the Kostrovian court coming to light, Ella and Natasha can either give in to despair . . . or find a new reason to live."

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cdfreak · 2 years

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What book are you reading atm?

girls at the edge of the world by laura brooke robson!! its soooo fucking good its about colonization and political assassination and religion and lesbianism and finding reasons to live and im Oooooh

#asks #anon #i cant speak to the writing of indigenous experiences but the lesbian bits are so good jesus fuck #they hit so many feelings i havent really been able to put into words before #its set in like a fantasy land but the sacred breath (the 'main' religion in the story) is very very obviously a stand in for christianity

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ya-world-challenge · 2 years

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13 YA Books about Pirates for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Seeing as September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day, what better way to do that than to dive into a pirate adventure, savvy? I've pulled together a list that is deliciously diverse and plenty of queer, from the South China Sea to the waters of Caribbean. Aye matey! ☠️🏴‍☠️

Pirates!, Celia Rees The Sea Knows My Name, Laura Brooke Robson The Unbinding of Mary Reade, Miriam McNamara The Black God's Drums, P. Djèlí Clark Hurricane Dancers, Margarita Engle The Assassin's Curse, Cassandra Rose Clark The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, Mackenzi Lee Fable, Adrienne Young Kemosha of the Caribbean, Alex Wheatle Clash of Steel, C.B. Lee Deeper Waters, F.T. Lukens Ballad & Dagger, Daniel Jose Older The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, Maggie Tokuda-Hall

#book list #talk like a pirate #international talk like a pirate day #talk like a pirate day #pirates #bookblr #booklr #ya fantasy #diverse ya #caribbean #asia #arrr

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garudabluffs · 8 months

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"Trumps Criminal Associates from A to Z”

Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump; >>> Greg Abbott, Ali Alexander, Samuel Alito, Rick Allen, Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Steve Bannon, Kathy Barnette, Bill Barr, Tom Barrack, Maria Bartiromo, Glenn Beck, John Bennett, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Christina Bobb, Lauren Boebert, John Bolton, David Bossie, Kevin Brady, Mike Braun, Mo Brooks, Taylor Budowich, Ted Budd, Aileen Cannon, Madison Cawthorn, Tucker Carlson, Matthew Calamari, Kenneth Chesebro, Andrew Clyde, Jeffery Clark, Robert Cheeley, Chris Christie, Chris Collins, Susan Collins, James Comer, Kellyanne Conway, John Cornyn, Thomas Bryant Cotton, Kevin Cramer, Dan Crenshaw, Steven Crowder, Raphael Edward Cruz, Ken Cuccinelli, Warren Davidson, Louis DeJoy, Carlos DeOliveira, Ron DeSantis, Betsy DeVos, Lou Dobbs, Byron Donalds, John Eastman, Larry Elder, Jenna Ellis, Michael Ellis, Tom Emmer, Boris Epshteyn, Julie Jenkins Fancelli, Nigel Farage, Tom Fitton, Harrison Floyd, Michael Flynn, Matt Gaetz, Bob Gibbs, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, Louie Gohmert, Sebastian Gorka, Paul Gosar, Trey Gowdy, Lindsey Graham, Charles Grassley, Mark Green, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ric Grenell, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Alina Habba, Harriet Hageman, Misty Hampton, Liz Harrington, Nikki Haley, Scott Hall, Sean Hannity, Josh Hawley, Jody Hice, Hope Hicks, Thomas Homan, Richard Hudson, Duncan Hunter, Laura Ingraham, Kay Ivey, Ronny Jackson, Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson, Ron Johnson, Alex Jones, Fred Keller, Keith Kellogg, Mike Kelly, Bernard Kerik, Charlie Kirk, Kim Klacik, Kenneth Klukowski, Jared Kushner, Trevian Kutti, Tomi Lahren, Kari Lake, Cathleen Latham, Bill Lee, Mike Lee, Stephen Lee, Mark Levin, Corey Lewandowski, Christopher Liddell, Mike Lindell, Billy Long, Barry Loudermilk, Cynthia Lummis, Nick Luna, Nancy Mace, Paul Manafort, Roger Marshall, Thomas Massie, Douglas Mastriano, Angela McCallum, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Kayleigh McEnany, Johnny McEntee, Mark Meadows, Molly Michael, Chris Miller, Jason Miller, Stephen Miller, Barry Moore, Steven Mnuchin, Rupert Murdoch, Greg Murphy, Heather Nauret, Waltine Torre Nauta Jr., Peter Navarro, Carl Nichols, Kristi Noem, Ralph Norman, Oliver North, Devin Nunes, Bill O’Reilly, Candace Owens, Stefan Passantino, Kash Patel, Dan Patrick, Rand Paul, Ken Paxton, David Perdue, Scott Perry, Rick Perry, Mike Pence, Judge-Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Mike Pompeo, Erik Prince, Vladimir Putin, Sidney Powell, Kim Reynolds, Karrin Taylor Robson, Michael Roman, Chip Roy, Marco Rubio, Anthony Sabatini, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, George Santos, Steve Scalise, Dan Scavino, Rick Scott, Tim Scott, Jeff Sessions, David Shafer, Ben Shapiro, Bill Shine, Kyrsten Lea Sinema, Ray Smith lll, Victoria Spartz, Sean Spicer, Todd Starnes, Elise Stefanik, William Stepien, Shawn Still, Roger Stone, Jason Sullivan, Clarence Thomas, Virginia (Ginni) Thomas, Tommy Tuberville, Mike Turner, James David (JD) Vance, Herschel Walker, Kelli Ward, Jesse Watters, Allen Weisselberg, Matthew George Whitaker, Susan Wiles, Ben Williamson, Chad Wolf, Lin Wood, Todd Young…Just to name a few. “Vote Blue in November: In numbers too big to rig, in numbers too real to steal….

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#Trump #jock-strap supporters

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libraryleopard · 5 months

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November reads

Swimming Through Mountains by Calla James

Body Grammar by Jules Ohman

And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott

The Night Eaters vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets

House of Slaughter vol. 1: The Butcher’s Mark by James Tynion IV et al

House of Slaughter vol. 2: Scarlet by James Tynion et al

Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater*

They Hate Each Other by Amanda Woody

The Sea Knows My Name by Laura Brooke Robson

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha

Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

The Zones of Paradise by Lynn Powell

My Flawless Life by Yvonne Woon

The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan

Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly

The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye

The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi

Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

Above Ground by Clint Smith

Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds

Prophet by Sin Blaché and Helen MacDonald

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

As If a Song Could Save You by Betsy Sholl

Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America by Julia Lee

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

You Can Be the Last Leaf by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

The Call-Out by Cat Fitzpatrick

The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Currently reading

Blood to Poison by Mary Watson

The Mossheart's Promise by Rebecca Mix

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis

The Body's Question by Tracy K. Smith

Rosewater by Liv Little

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan

How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Skill, and Practice edited by Jericho Brown

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

#i am aware that the number of books i'm currently reading is ridiculous and yet here i am #2023 reads #lulu speaks #lulu reads #books

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readytohug · 9 months

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Dos chicas en los confines del mundo - Laura Brooke Robson.

#books #reader #booklover #tumblr #love #wlw #gl

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trustvisit · 2 years

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The chaperone movie 2019

#THE CHAPERONE MOVIE 2019 WATCH ONLINE#

#THE CHAPERONE MOVIE 2019 MOVIE#

Directed by: Harry Bradbeer, Tim Fywell and Jim Robertson.

#THE CHAPERONE MOVIE 2019 MOVIE#

Make sure you stay for the credits to see photos of the real dancer who went on to become a writer and actor.įor the readers out there, the movie is based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel, THE CHAPERONE. Starring: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, et al.

As the themes emerged it was fascinating to consider how many issues remain today, infidelity, sexuality and abuse to name a few.

The movie feels more like a TV movie than made for the big screen, so nothing is lost by watching it streaming.

The movie is a great reminder that we have no idea what really happens behind closed doors The Chaperone had a brief theatrical release in March 2019, then was made available on PBS Passport online, and finally aired on PBS Masterpiece in November 2019.

The Chaperone is a gentle love story about ambition, secrets and with a new perspective on success. In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. It soon becomes obvious that while one of them is running towards her future the other is seeking answers from her past.

#THE CHAPERONE MOVIE 2019 WATCH ONLINE#

Kansas woman Norma (Elizabeth McGovern) decides to take on the challenge of accompanying the head-strong 15 year old. Is The Chaperone streaming Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video. Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) is a talented young dancer in the 1920’s who gets invited to attend a highly respected New York dance academy for the summer. The movie is set in 1922, the year Brooks left her lovely but stuffy hometown of Wichita, Kan., to travel to New York City, where she’d won a coveted spot in the Denishawn School of Dancing and. Aside from a fascinating tale it highlights how little things have changed. The Chaperone movie is an intriguing tale based on the true story of Louise Brooks.

#The chaperone movie 2019

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