Chosen as a BOOK OF THE YEAR in the Sunday Times, Stylist and ObserverA multifaceted novel that is funny, verbally inventive and moving Sunday Times, Book of the YearIn Mercury Pictures Presents . . . the story moves between the real war and the better version Hollywood is busy creating. Sometimes tragic, often hilarious KAREN JOY FOWLER, Observer, Books of the YearIts prose pulses with humour, wit and affection Mail on SundayThe epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolinis Italy to 1940s Los Angelesa timeless story of love, deceit, and sacrifice from the awardwinning, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaLike many before her, Maria Lagana has come to Hollywood to outrun her past. Born in Rome, where every Sunday her father took her to the cinema instead of church, Maria immigrates with her mother to Los Angeles after a childhood transgression leads to her fathers arrest.Fifteen years later, on the eve of Americas entry into World War II, Maria is an associate producer at Mercury Pictures, trying to keep her personal and professional lives from falling apart. Her mother wont speak to her. Her boss, a man of many toupees, has been summoned to Washington by congressional investigators. Her boyfriend, a virtuoso Chinese American actor, cant escape the studios narrow typecasting. And the studio itself, Marias only home in exile, teeters on the verge of bankruptcy.Over the coming months, as the...

Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: APF; Weight: 424 g; Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 29

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