Girl Singer
$ 20.00
Author: Deborah Ishlon
Publisher: Avon T503
Year: 1960 Print: 1 Cover Price: $.35
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good. Light wear
Genre: Fiction/GGA/Satire
Pages: 171
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The story follows a young woman navigating the dark side of sudden musical fame.
- The Discovery: A plain, orphaned young woman named Anna-Lou Schreckengost works at a five-and-dime store counter in Pennsylvania. She has a small, pleasant singing voice.
- The Machine: A powerful record company executive named Sid Harper discovers her. The company uses modern recording technology, echo chambers, and massive publicity to completely reshape her image.
- The Illusion: They transform her into the clean-cut "girl next door" image that the American public loves. She becomes a massive, number-one record star.
- The Downfall: As her fame explodes, Anna-Lou begins to believe all the manufactured lies and hype written about herself. Her bloated ego and loss of reality ultimately spiral out of control, nearly leading to her complete destruction
