I am Sophie Tucker, A Fictional Memoir by Susan & Lloyd Ecker

This book is the most outrageous book I have read...and I loved  reading it. I had not heard of Sophie Tucker before reading this book. Now having read it, I wonder if Sophie were alive she wouldn't mind reliving her life as it has been written in this memoir. There is never a dull moment in this "fictional memoir".

  Sophie was born to sing and perform on stage. She pulls no stops to become a headliner, even land in jail for publicity when needed. As the memoir does not follow a chronological order and the chapters are titles of her songs, I  could read this book at leisure and not feel overwhelmed with all the details or the tall tales. I liked the photographs and other memorabilia  that were interspersed with the text. Sophie recounts her journey to stardom and the friends and acquaintances who help to make or break her career as a vaudeville singer.

   Everybody exaggerates when retelling their story, and Sophie probably loved exaggerating  a bit more than everybody else.  Read it with an open mind and you too will enjoy the show.