Loose Diamonds
Amy Ephron
Morrow, Sep 6 2011, $19.99
ISBN: 9780061958748
These eighteen short memoirs are entertaining well written fluffs that are fun to read. The first entry title story “Loose Diamonds” starts when the author is eight living next door to The Secret Garden and closes with the recovery of stolen loot. She was a child drawing on the sidewalk when Marion asked her to meet her ailing employer who the child thought was Mr. Samuel Clemens in the “Birdman”. Amy Ephron was tossed out of the exclusive Isabelle Buckley School for violating the dress code with her new red “Expensive Shoes”; there she met her first attraction Lenny Footlick. In 1971, teenage Ms. Ephron discusses “My Afternoon with Squeaky Fromme at the “Manson” Family ranch. The author spent “Labor Day” sharing a hospital room with one of Elizabeth Taylor's daughter-in-law as both give birth while criticizing the actress’ gaudy diamonds. Although the compilation is shallow with none of the entries containing profundity, fans of the author will enjoy her look back at her life in Los Angeles and New York.
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