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A heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress, Lilyville tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects American cultural changes and the worlds shifting expectations of women. From Golda to Ginsberg, Yentl to Mama Rose, Tallulah to the Queen of Mean, Tovah Feldshuh has always played powerful women who arent afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule their world. But offstage, Tovah struggled to fulfill the one role she never auditioned for-Lily Feldshuhs only daughter. Growing up in Scarsdale, NY in the 1950s, Tovah-known then by her given name Terri Sue-lived a life of piano lessons, dance lessons, shopping trips, and white-gloved cultural trips into Manhattan. In awe of her mothers meticulous appearance and perfect manners, Tovah spent her childhood striving for Lilys approval, only to feel as though she always fell short. Lilys own dreams were beside the point; instead, she devoted herself to Tovahs father Sidney and her two children. Tovah watched Lily retreat into the roles of the perfect housewife and mother, and swore to herself, I will never do this. When Tovah shot to stardom with the Broadway hit Yentl, winning five awards for her performance, she still did not garner her mothers approval. But, it was her success in another sphere that finally gained Lilys attention. After falling in love with a Harvard-educated lawyer and having children, Tovah found it was easier to understand her mother and the sacrifices she had made. The womens movement, the sexual revolution, and the subsequent mandate for women to have it all. Beloved as he had been by both women, Sidneys passing made room for the love that had failed to take root during his life. In her new independence, Lily became outspoken, witty, and profane. Do...
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