Tag: Prohibition-era fiction
Selig Polyscope: Lights, Camera, Tigers!
Imagine a time when movies were a brand-new, thrilling spectacle. A time when exotic animals roamed film sets, and adventure unfolded in real-time. That’s the world of Selig Polyscope, a pioneering film studio that stamped its mark on early Hollywood, and it’s a world I’ve woven into the very fabric of Silver Echoes.
Selig Polyscope, founded by William Selig, wasn’t just a movie studio; it was a menagerie, a zoo, and a living, breathing adventure. They were famous for their serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn, a 1913 epic that captivated audiences with its daring heroine and jaw-dropping use of real animals. Continue Reading →
‘A Winning Story’ -Midwest Review
“Book clubs and libraries will find Silver Echoes a memorable, well-written, winning story that deserves top recommendation for its outstanding attention to psychological and social detail and its strong foundations in nonstop action and surprising discoveries.”
Midwest Review has joined the growing number of critics raving about Silver Echoes.
The Tiger Queen: The Roar That Redefined the Roaring Twenties
The Tiger Queen. The clinking of glasses fades. The sultry saxophone falls silent. All eyes are drawn to the cage, where the smoky haze parts to reveal not sequins and feathers, but the primal gleam of a tiger's eye.
This is no ordinary speakeasy act. This is Silver Dollar Tabor, a woman who traded the glitter of burlesque for the raw power of the jungle, a woman who defied expectations and danced with danger itself.
BlueInk Review Just In!
prestigious editorial review
"Silver Echoes, Rosenberg's newest historical novel, is as sharp as small daggers, and her images leap off the page. If the narrative’s hectic pacing, fragmented scenes, and amnesiac gaps are occasionally disorienting, they are also thrilling."
~ BlueInk Review
"Following the success of Gold Digger (2019), Rebecca Rosenberg delivers a sparkling and fiercely tragic biofic of Baby Doe Tabor’s daughter, the dazzling Silver Dollar Tabor. This is really the tale of both Baby Doe and her daughter. Anchored around a 1932 frame story, Baby Doe tries desperately to save her husband’s legacy, a failing silver mine in Leadville, Colorado. She works with Silver’s old friend, Carl Erickson, to write his movie about the Tabors. Flashback chapters reveal all that Baby Doe doesn’t know about her daughter's difficult life.
Cue the Music for Silver Echoes Cover Reveal!
Silver Dollar Tabor was a rising movie starlet in 1920s Chicago …
but beneath the glitz and glamour, a darkness brewed. Haunted by a traumatic past and dangerous alter ego, she disappeared into the city's smoky speakeasies, where she captivated audiences with her daring tiger tamer act and embraced the seductive world of burlesque. Years later, her infamous mother, Baby Doe Tabor, embarks on a relentless search for answers, uncovering a shocking truth that threatens her own mining comeback. Based on a true story, this tale explores the dark side of ambition and the enduring strength of family.