Cora is an orphan who has made a pretty good life for herself after being adopted from one of the "orphan trains" that left New York and traveled to the middle of the country dropping of "lucky" kids in many farming communities when they were adopted by families who needed an extra set of hands. Cora's adoptive parents actually wanted a daughter and were very good to her. Unfortunately, they died in an accident when Cora was just 17. The lawyer who settled their estate took a shine to her and they ended up marrying. Twin sons follow not much later. But as life tends to go, some of the things she thought he knew turn out not to be true. The story really gets going when at age 36, Cora finds herself with the opportunity to be a chaperone for a young girl from her Kansas town who is going to New York City. Cora is very interested in NYC because that is where she was born and she is hoping she can find out something about her biological parents. Oh yea, the young girl that she accompanies is Louise Brooks who ends up being a huge star. This book is a wonderful story of the intersecting lives of Louise and Cora but is more about Cora discovering her past, who she is and who she wants to be. I listened to the audio book and it was wonderful as read by Elizabeth McGovern.
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