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A showgirl’s life

May 3, 2018 by Mikki Blu 1 Comment

This is a book that may not be for everyone – there are issues of child sexual abuse, self mutilation, drug addiction and some domestic abuse.  In saying that, it’s also a well written, powerful story of a young woman who has to battle her demons and come out of it into a better place.  It’s also a story that has strong female friendship among the glitz and glamour of old Las Vegas in the 1960s, which Ms Church portrays very well. It begins with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, 1960s Las Vegas, drama, Elizabeth J. Church, friendship, women's fiction

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, 1960s Las Vegas, drama, Elizabeth J. Church, friendship, women's fiction ·
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