#1617: Courtney Maum’s latest, “Costalegre”

July 16, 2019 00:30:00
#1617: Courtney Maum’s latest, “Costalegre”
The Book Show
#1617: Courtney Maum’s latest, “Costalegre”

Jul 16 2019 | 00:30:00

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Show Notes

Acclaimed author Courtney Maum’s latest, “Costalegre,” is the striking, heartbreaking and strange story of a privileged teenager who has everything a girl could wish for except for a mother who loves her back – heavily inspired by the real-life relationship between the heiress Peggy Guggenheim and her daughter.

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