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Church, Elizabeth J.,

All the beautiful girls / Elizabeth J. Church. - London 4th Estate 2018. - 325 pages ; 21 cm.

In the summer of 1968, Ruby Wilde is the toast of Las Vegas. Showgirl of the Year, in her feathers and rhinestones, five-inch heels and sky-high headdresses, she mesmerises audiences from the Tropicana to the Stardust. Ratpackers and movie stars, gamblers and astronauts vie for her attention and shower her with gifts. But not so long ago Ruby Wilde was Lily Decker from Kansas, an orphaned girl determined to dance her way out of her troubled past. When she was eight years old, Lily survived the car crash that killed her parents and sister. Raised by an aunt who took too little interest in her and an uncle who took too much, dancing was her solace, and her escape. When a mysterious benefactor pays for her to attend a local dance academy, Lily's talent becomes her ticket to a new life.

ISBN: 9780008267940 0008267944 9780008267933 0008267936

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Showgirls--Fiction.
Dancers--Fiction.
Nineteen sixties--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Self-realization in women--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6