Cease To Blush - Billie Livingstone

Bought For: $21.00

This book is in new condition, paperback cover. It has won a Globe and Mail Best Book Award.

At the start of the book, Vivian is late to her own mother Josie's funeral. She is clad in a tight red suit, looking like nothing less than a street prostitute. Josie's mother was a famed feminist teaching at a university and the pair has always argued due to Josie's disapproval of Vivian's life choices and failing acting career. When Vivian sorts through her mother's belongings, she finds a trunk full of her mother's old mementos, and soon discovers that her mother was the noted burlesque dancer of the 60's, Celia Dare. Celia was in the scene alongside Marilyn Monroe and JFK and seemed to have all she wanted. Vivian is determined to uncover the long hidden truth of her mother's past and immediately leaves for the Pacific coast on an adventure that not only lets Vivian discover her mother, but also herself.

Asking Price: $17.00