Rust & Stardust

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Heartbreaking fictional account of a true abduction of 11 year old Sally Horner by 50 year old Frank LaSalle, a child molester. This story is referenced in the 1955 novel Lolita. Sally wants to be friends with the popular girls, so on a dare, steals a composition book from a Woolworth. Frank is t...

from gpangel

Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood is a 2018 St. Martin's Press publication. Rarely do I happen to read a non-fictional account of a book before I read the fictionalized version. Usually, it is the other way around. However, I requested this book and 'The Real Lolita" at the same time from the libra...

from wagner.sarah35

Until this book, I only had the vaguest notion that the classic novel Lolita was based on an actual kidnapping. This novel dramatizes the case of Sally Horner, who was kidnapped in 1948 and spent two years with Frank LaSalle before the authorities caught up to them. One thing I liked about this n...

from MissKatz

Having literally just finished this book, I'm finding myself both filled with so many emotions and thoughts but unable to truly write down and convey them properly. Words don't feel enough. How does one find the words for a story such as this one? While the happenings within this tale have been f...

from melaniehope

This book is a historical rendering of the true life abduction of an 11 year old girl named Sally in 1948. It was difficult to read because I knew many of the events really occurred. The story was so well written. Sally was kidnapped by a child molester named Frank LaSalle, who manipulates Sally ...