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In 1930 sixteen-year-old Marjorie Morgenstern lives with her family on the edge of
Spending the summer working as a drama coach, she falls desperately in love twice over: with Noel Airman, a musician, as reckless as he is talented; and with a dream to defy her destiny as a Jewish wife and mother and become a star of the stage. Why should she settle with being another Mrs Morgenstern, if she can succeed in the heady world of show business as Marjorie Morningstar?
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'In the tradition of the great novel - spacious, abundantly peopled, shrewd, observant, humane.'
(New York Herald Tribune)'I read it and thought, "Oh my god, this is me."'
(Scarlett Johansson)Marjorie Morningstar often seems to be thought of as a "woman's book" but it's not; I'm a male reader and was captivated with Mr. Wouk's work. Back in 1955 the book was THE publication of the year, resulting in a TIME Magazine cover story about the book's prominence.
Also strongly recommended: Youngblood Hawke, another epic novel written several years later by Mr. Wouk.
This was Herman Wouk's first novel and, as a woman, I believe his best. If you have only heard of such Manhattan landmarks as Schraff's or the bridal path Central Park, by the time you finish this book, you will certanly feel as though you have been there yourself.
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