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Cargando... We Came Here to Shine (2020 original; edición 2020)por Susie Orman Schnall (Autor)
Información de la obraWe Came Here to Shine por Susie Orman Schnall (2020)
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  Micareads | Jun 21, 2022 |   The book follows Vivi and Max to the 1939 New York World's Fair, Max as a journalist and Vivi as a synchronized swimmer in the Aquacade. Both attended an event and met by chance, bonding and then agreeing to help each other overcome their individual hurdles in a male-dominated world.⠀ From the first page, I was in love with this book. @SusieOrmanSchnall does a fabulous job of putting me at the World's Fair and everything it has to offer. Sometimes, I would close my eyes while listening to the audio and pretend I was there. I loved the narration!⠀ I cannot stop bragging about my excitement for this book and all it entails. Fabulous writing, seemless integration of two character storylines, and great story. If you like historical chick-lit, you MUST own this one!⠀ (  ) Jynell | Feb 24, 2022 | ) ethel55 | Jun 4, 2021 |  ) SharleneMartinMoore | Apr 24, 2021 | While this book had a wonderful premise, I struggled to fully connect with the characters and really wished for more details into the time and place that this book occurred. While I did learn about some of the aspects of the 1939 World's Fair I was left feeling like I needed more to really set the scene of this novel. I appreciated the focus on strong women but did come away wishing the storyline felt more layered and nuanced. While the character development was al little lacking for me, I did enjoy this theme of female friendship and this was an easy weekend read. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own. (  ) genthebookworm | Dec 19, 2020 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Set at the iconic 1939 New York World's Fair, Susie Orman Schnall's We Came Here to Shine is historical fiction featuring two bold and ambitious women who navigate a world of possibility and find out what they're truly made of during a glorious summer of spectacle and potential. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This is the story of Max and Vivi based in Queens, New York. Each has a life trajectory that veers far off course. Vivi is an up and coming starlet in Hollywood who is sent to the World's Fair Aquade to star in their water show. Max is a journalism student at NYU who is hoping for a place at the New York Times but ends up writing for the daily paper of the World's Fair. Each quickly learns that their destiny was to end up there where they did.
Each woman deals with issues pushed upon them by their gender and the way others feel women should behave. Eventually, the women cross paths and become the strength that the other needs to move on with their lives in order to be happy.
The author can be counted on to show the strength of women as individuals and as friends. She also takes events in history that may not be so well known and sets a whole world around them. I have learned about events that occurred in New York where I grew up that I had never heard of and now have had the chance to research. (