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"Coming into Bessie, I foolishly assumed I knew everything I needed to know about Bess Myerson. Boy, was I wrong. Linda Kass’s deeply researched novel is a poignant origin story, a fascinating window into mid-century American life, and a compelling case for Myerson as an authentic American heroine."
—Louis Bayard, Washington Post bestselling author of Jackie & Me and The Pale Blue Eye

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