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Book SynopsisA ';modern masterwork' (NPR)remarkably told through museum wall labelsabout a 20th-century woman who transforms herself from a precious object into an unforgettable protagonist.Author Christine Coulson spent twenty-five years writing for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her final project was to write wall labels for the museum's new British Galleries. During that time, she dreamt of using The Met's strict label format to describe people as intricate works of art. The result is this ';jewel box of a novel' (
Kirkus Reviews) that imagines a privileged 20th-century woman as an artifactan object prized, collected, and critiqued.
One Woman Show revolves around the life of Kitty Whitaker as she is defined by her potential for display and moved from collection to collection through multiple marriages. Coulson precisely distills each stage of this sprawling life, every brief snapshot in time a wry reflection on womanhood, ownership, value, and power.
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