The Law of Delay: Interviews and Outerviews

By C. Northcote Parkinson

Book Overview

As the clock chimed the turn of the twentieth century, Lilly Nelly Aphrodite took her first breath. Born to a cabaret dancer and soon orphaned in a scandalous murder-suicide, Lilly finds refuge at a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B004BIDC4S
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the greatest books of 2009

I bought this one on a whim and was hooked from the first page, shutting out everyone and everything until I could finish this book. A mesmerizing story of pre-War Berlin and the magic behind the early German movie industry, this book highlights the plighta of the average citizen during the time, including economic crisis, poverty, inflation, disease, and strife. Lilly is the most amazing character and the book is so riddled with heartache and wonder that it is almost unbelievable. I can't recommend this book highly enough - it's the kind of book you wish you could go back and un-read just so you could read it again.