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The lives and loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton

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The lives and loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton

Has anybody read this? Side Show is one of my favorite musicals and noticed this on Amazon. Is it worth buying?

On another note: How accurate is Side Show in relation to the real lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton?
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The lives and loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton

I read it a few years ago. I remember finding it to be a decent enough read, but haven't felt the urge to revisit it.

In terms of Side Show, it is a very loose retelling of their lives. From the moment they switch which side the twins are on you know that the real life characters are only going to be a very loose framework for what is happening on stage. For instance the big "wedding" event takes place at the Texas Centennial in 1936, where Tod Browning arrives to offer them roles in his "new" film Freaks, which was released in 1932.

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