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Anna Godbersen

Beautiful Wild

By Anna Godbersen - Published 2020

Genres:

The diaphanous cover undermines the depth and complexity of this Gilded Age Romance. The title refers not only to our heroine, but also ...Read Review

Bright Young Things

By Anna Godbersen - Published 2010 Published 2011

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

1929 New York. Prohibition and the Jazz Age are in full swing, and three young girls meet. Eighteen-year-old Cordelia longs for glamour and sophistication. ...Read Review

Bright Young Things

By Anna Godbersen - Published 2011

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

At first, I was excited about reading Bright Young Things; the 1920s New York setting seemed to promise glamour and class. However, despite ...Read Review