The Tabor family is just so fascinating and I had no idea about the daughter, Silver and her strive for stardom and the mystery surrounding what happened to her. Silver in a way has always resented her mother for her obsession with the silver mines and how much struggle they have really brought their family. Wanting to be in the limelight and save her mother from continued poverty, she heads off to make it big. But breaking onto the silver screen is a lot more harder to achieve than she realizes. Taking on all of these side shows and dancing routines isn’t getting her anywhere. After a horrific event that almost killed her is when she really starts to lose her way and time. Getting caught up in the nightlife of Chicago is where things really take a turn for the worse for her. Late nights with no remembering what happened and last minute calls put on her show at parties is taking a toll and even though she has been offered a way out a few times, she knows she can’t go with Carl. She has too many secrets and she knows she will just hurt him in the end. A decade after Silver hasn’t been heard from, Carol reaches out to Baby Doe and wants to finish that movie that him and Silver dreamed about, but he needs her mother to help finish it, and Baby Doe realizes she needs answers about Silver’s life and if anyone knows what really happened to her. Such a fascinating historical read based on true people, true events and yet a mystery still is unanswered. Thank you to the author for the complementary novel and to Suzy Approved Book Tours. I cannot wait to read the novel about the other daughter, Lilly. This review is of my own opinion and accord.

Silver Echoes is a mine (no pun intended) of interesting historical background, much of it apparently building on the previous novel—the glamor of the 20s, the burgeoning silent film industry, the prospectors and industrialists of the Old West. These were fascinating times, and the range of topics is ambitious.

Reading Silver Echoes, I was reminded of the musical Chicago without the music—sensational and seedy, an exhibition of the dark side of showbiz—plus a dash of Jekyll and Hyde. For some this will be a good recommendation, but I personally wasn’t the right reader for it. While not as explicit as you might think, and surprisingly mild as far as vulgar language is concerned, the story is nonetheless saturated with topics like violence, prostitution, organized crime, drugs, and more. It’s not that I consider myself too dainty for these subjects, but I felt the book was hellbent on wallowing in the worst parts of humanity. There were very few truly “nice” characters in the book, and even bit players were usually small, petty, contemptible people. I found myself depressed and fatigued both by Echo’s sordid exploits and Silver’s relentless pursuit of stardom, which equally harm herself and those around her. She is often abused by others—the book has no shortage of abusers—and for that, as well as for her mental health, she had my sympathy. Still, dragged down as much by her own obsession and ambition as by her personality disorder, she is something of an antihero. In spite of that, in one scene she’s reluctant to commit even a justified act of violence in a self-defense situation, which I found frustrating and confusing. Soon after, there is an effort to end the book on a positive note; in fact, almost a moralist one. It might be said that the book has a rather virtuous alter ego alongside the violence and seediness.

In other matters, I found certain things implausible, namely some details of a pregnancy and references to a power of attorney. (Power of attorney is granted by a living individual, and only covers their affairs while they are still living.) There were occasional typos remaining in the manuscript, but I’m not sure what stage of editing it may currently be in. Also, the phrase “heavens to Murgatroyd” wasn’t coined until the 1960s.

What a ride! Rosenberg is at her best with this roller coaster of a story. Silver Dollar, daughter of Baby Doe wants her mother to be proud of her and to restore their family's money. While Baby Doe toils away at the silver mine, Silver Dollar looks to the spotlight. She finds all kinds of roles and characters along the way to her fame and fortune. A love interest in Carl is on and off again, always searching for love but just out of reach. Her alter ego, Echo is a faithful companion but is she real or made up in Silver's mind? Page turning fun and emotional as Silver goes through life and takes those around her with her. I highly recommend this read.

Chicago, 1920s: Movie starlet Silver Dollar Tabor’s glittering life shatters after a brutal attack awakens a hidden self. Plunging into the city’s dangerous underworld of burlesque speakeasies, she blurs the lines between ambition and destruction, testing her love for screenwriter Carl. This Jazz Age, Prohibition-era tale explores the dark side of fame and the fragility of identity.

Wow, I learned a great deal in this novel. This novel is based on a real person, Silver Tabor. She is the daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor. Her father was a silver baron. And when he loses his money things start to fall apart. But, Silver just keeps reinventing herself. But she is fractured in her mind and her struggles are real.

This is told in two different time lines and the authors did a fabulous job. This story has everything…charismatic characters, great history and intensity.

Need a tale set in a fabulous time period…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel for a honest opinion.

Thank you to Netgalley and Lion Heart Publishing for this ARC.

This was a super detailed historical fiction novel. Rebecca Rosenberg really encapsulated the time period of this piece. It was extremely atmospheric and riveting to read. It truly felt like I was in the world of Silver and Baby Doe. I think the Dissociative Identity Disorder plot was not atrociously handled, like lots of media. However, take caution when reading about it because my opinion is just one. I loved the complex narrative and plots, as well as the dual timelines. If you enjoy dual timelines, this story is perfect for that. Being in the world of Silver was tragic and haunting, but so fascinating to read. Beware of heavy topics and themes, but this story is really great.

In 2019 I read Rebecca Rosenberg’s Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor about Baby Doe marrying the Silver King, a story of a rise to fame and fortune and then plummeting into poverty. I have looked forward to this new installment in the Tabor story, how Baby Doe’s daughter Silver Dollar Tabor endeavored to regain what she had lost.

It is a wild ride into the underbelly of the Twenties as Silver Dollar fails to find a career on stage or film. Looking for attention, she perform dangerous acts, hanging by her teeth and performing with tigers to audiences of crass men.

Trauma has mentally split Silver Dollar, who sometimes becomes the risk taking, high living, Echo LaVode.

Silver Dollar has a good man who loves her, but Echo’s associations divides her from him. But after she is gone, Carl visits Baby Doe with the idea of making a movie of Silver’s life.

As much as this is a page turner, with highly emotional content, the story of an abused woman’s desperate endeavor to shine, Rosenberg incorporates psychological insights into issues of identity and trauma.

Add this to your summer reading list!

Thanks to the author for a free book.

Silver Dollar Tabor, daughter of Baby Doe and Horace Tabor grew up with privilege and wealth until the collapse of silver prices.  Now, Silver Dollar wants nothing more than to help raise her family back up.  A born entertainer, Silver takes to the stage in an attempt to make a name for herself in 1920's Hollywood.  However, Silver is setback after a disastrous performance and a jealous co-star upturned her life.  To help her cope, Silver's alter-ego, Echo comes back with a vengeance, Echo brings Silver to Chicago, where she almost makes it to the silver screen.  Silver's beau, Carl, is along with her for the journey, but as Echo takes control, Carl is pushed away.  Echo gets Silver involved with the seedier side of life in Chicago, dragging Silver and her mother's remaining silver mine, the Matchless, into business with the mob. In 1932, Carl makes his way to the Matchless mine to talk with Baby Doe about a screenplay detailing the Tabor's story.  Baby Doe is intrigued, but really wants to find out about the last days of Silver's life from the only man who can tell her the truth.  

"Silver Echoes" continues the story of the Tabor family. Focusing this time on Baby Doe's daughter, Silver.  Silver is an enigmatic character that pulls you in and pushes you away at the same time.  After reading the real Silver's letters to her mother, the author chose to delve into Silver's identity with a diagnosis of what we would now call dissociative identity disorder.  Reading about Silver's struggles with this disorder in the 1920's was engaging, with no treatment and no understanding, Silver was left to fend for herself and deal with Echo's decisions after the fact.  Silver's character struggled, but always moved forward, showing fierce determination, strength and fortitude that the Tabor's were known for.  The writing brought to life the dazzling glitz of 1920's entertainment, the underbelly world of prohibition, the racial tension of the time as well as the beauty and danger of the silver mine.  I enjoyed catching up with Baby Doe as well, her spirit continues to be strong as she keeps the Matchless running despite dropping silver prices and her husband's death.  In the end, I'm glad that Baby Doe and Silver received the closure they deserved through Carl's movie.Overall, "Silver Echoes" is a captivating exploration of the Tabor family's enduring spirit, marked by both hardship and remarkable strength.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

Tragedy, despair, triumph!

Rebecca Rosenberg has hit it out of the park with this book! This mesmerizing fact-to-fiction book about Silver Dollar Tabor kept me glued to the pages from start to finish. The blend of truth with possibilities created a fascinating story that took me on an emotional rollercoaster. I received a free copy, but my review is honest and voluntary.

An absolutely outstanding novel!! Silver's story will hold you spellbound from beginning to end. The struggles, tragedies, dreams she chased, the love she craved, the fame she desired and achieved all the while she was dealing with DID. She chose her path in life with determination and grit and eventually ended up where she belonged. The story enfolds by going from past to present entwining the essence of her life and her relationship with her mother. This book will elicit a full range of emotions within yourself as you read. Highly recommend this novel!!!!!! Received an ARC and this is my voluntary honest review.

I love historical fiction that is based on real people and this is one of those books. Dual timeline with one set in 1920s Chicago and the other in 1932 Colorado. In Chicago, Silver Dollar Tabor wants to be a star. She finds a gig being a lion tamer, with no real training, but the gangsters that have hired her don't really care as long as she puts on an entertaining show for them and their guests. Along the way, her alter ego, Echo, pushes through and creates havoc for Silver's life. This is a very interesting story as it peels away the layers for an alternative personality and how back then very little was know about the condition or treatment. In Colorado, Baby Doe Tabor, Silver's mother, is trying to keep her silver mine afloat with the help of some investors from Chicago underworld. She is grieving her daughter's disappearance but works with a screenwriter to bring the Tabor story to the big screen.
The behind the scenes of the seedy 1920s gangster world makes you grateful that prohibition is gone and there are laws against having tigers in your local club help keep you safe. You are grateful for the advances in mental health because poor Silver led a challenging life.
If you like some stories where good battles evil and stories that have been buried for years, I highly recommend this one!
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Thank you Net Galley for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

Courtesy of the author and Netgalley, I received the ARC of Silver Echoes by Rebecca Rosenberg. This historical fiction follows the transition of Silver Dollar Tabor from her family's silver mine in Colorado to gangster era Chicago of the 1920's. Becoming an entertainer with a tiger tamer performance and dealing with a duel identity, Silver conquers her fears but not her split personality. Thie novel swings to Colorado as her mother attempts to solidify her family's legacy through a movie story. Descriptive, suspenseful, and entertaining..I was transfixed by this story!