![]() Nora does give birth to a daughter, and concentrates on raising her as she comes across photographs that Lee has taken in magazines. Oh, and by the way, Nora has just discovered she was pregnant. Nora and Lee’s friendship isn’t always easy-especially when Nora discovers that Lee has slept with her man, Jamie. ![]() They all become friends, but it seems Lee has still not gotten over what happened to her as a child. When Nora runs into Lee in Paris with her boyfriend Jamie years later, Lee is a mistress of a photographer named Man Ray (the name made me giggle and think of a character from Spongebob Squarepants.) Lee is a model, but soon turns into a photographer. ![]() If someone had hurt her like that, they wouldn’t be around. (This part was tough to read as I have a seven year old daughter. Nora and Lee were friends as children, but at the age of seven, Lee was raped and they drifted apart. The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin goes through the years 1920-1977 and tells the story of Nora Tours and Lee Miller. ![]() Therefore, I love it when I find a good book that takes place “back in the day.” ![]()
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