The great pretenders / Laura Kalpakian.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Berkley, 2019Edition: First EditionDescription: 376 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781101990186
- 110199018X
- Literary agents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
- Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
- Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Fiction
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Fiction
- African American journalists -- Fiction
- Interracial dating -- Fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Fiction | Kalpakia Laura | Available | 33111009150927 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Outraged by her grandfather's illicit affair with Empire Pictures' latest femme fatale, Roxanne forsakes her position as Hollywood royalty and rejects the man who raised her, determined to strike out on her own in McCarthy-era California. Backed by little more than stubborn grit, Roxanne sets up shop as a low-budget film agent for budding screenwriters. Soon Roxanne finds herself at the helm of a lucrative business, and in the arms of an African American journalist. But can Roxanne's newfound success survive in a Hollywood ruthless when it senses a scandal?
Includes readers guide.
"An unforgettable novel from an award-winning author about an ambitious young agent's daring fight to protect blacklisted writers in McCarthy-era Hollywood and her passionate relationship with an African American journalist. Outraged by her grandfather's illicit affair with Empire Pictures' latest femme fatale, Roxanne Granville forsakes her position as Hollywood royalty and rejects the man who raised her, determined to strike out on her own. Backed by little more than the stubborn grit she inherited from her beloved grandmother, Roxanne sets up shop as a low-budget film agent for budding screenwriters. When an old friend, exiled from Hollywood and Empire Pictures by her grandfather for being a Communist sympathizer, begs for her help, Roxanne decides to right the wrongs committed by her family. It's what her grandmother would have wanted. Soon Roxanne finds herself at the helm of a lucrative business, having landed her secret clients a handful of major studio deals through willing frontmen. Her newfound freedom leads her to a passionate relationship with an African American journalist and jazz aficionado. But Hollywood is ruthless when it senses a scandal. How long will it take before all of Roxanne's success comes crumbling down?"-- Provided by publisher.