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Paperback. Pub Date :2013-09-12 Pages: 416 Language: English They saved each other once Can they save each other againIt is the blistering summer of 1929 and Hollywood's glamorous set appear to have it all Everybody everywhere is living the Hollywood.. dream. including the elegant and charming. high-society couple. actor and actress Maximilian and Eleanor Beecham. But beneath the sophistication and glamour their insecure and unhappy marriage is on the brink of divorce and their finances are teetering on a knife's edge after a series of failed films.When the creditors come in to take possession of the house. it seems all is lost and they have nowhere to turn but into the arms of their waiting lovers.But when they receive an invitation to one of the legendary weekend house parties at Hearst Castle - which they know will be filled every Hollywood big-shot around -. they cannot ...
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‘unputdownable’ DAILY MAIL
"The delicately constructed plot keeps you guessing until the end ... Waugh creates the early Hollywood world with verve and conviction in this taut, clever and moving novel" TLS
"dazzlingly evoked" Sunday Times
‘A lubricious new novel ... period charm and sexual intrigue’ TATLER
‘A dizzy tale about greed, love, fame and money.’ **** HEAT
‘Gripping, glamorous and poignant, it’s a cracking tale that will keep you hooked from beginning to end’ HELLO!
‘Sunset Boulevard meets Nancy Mitford’ RED
‘This reminded me of Liza Klaussmann’s Tigers in Red Weather... a great companion piece for all the Gatsby fuss around this month... An absorbing, glamorous read.’ Viv Groskop, RED BOOK CLUB
‘gripping... powerful, evocative’ THE LADY
"Waugh blends fact and fiction in an intoxicating tale of life under the glittering veneer of Tinsel Town" Daily Record
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- PublisherHarperFiction
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0007431759
- ISBN 13 9780007431755
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- Number of pages416
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Rich. Beautiful. Damned.Sumptuously evoking the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when money is built on greed and love can be a trick of the light, Daisy Waughs stunning new novel is a compelling portrait of love, fame, and survival. October 1929: As America helterskelters through the last days before the great crash the cream of Hollywood parties heedlessly on.Beneath the sophistication and elegance, Hollywood society couple Max and Eleanor Beecham are on the brink of divorce, their finances teetering on a knifes edge after a series of failed films. As the stock market tumbles it seems they have nowhere to turn but to the arms of their waiting lovers.Hope is delivered in an invitation to one of the legendary weekend parties at Hearst Castle, where the prohibition champagne will be flowing and the room filled with every Hollywood big-shot around. They cannot resist one last chance of making it.Scandalous, absurdly glamorous, the Hearst party is the epitome of Golden Era decadence, but for Max and Eleanor the time has come to make a decision that will change their future. Will they sacrifice everything for fame and fortune or plunge into their hidden past and grasp one last chance to love each other again?If you love the decadence of 20s America and can't wait for The Great Gatsby film, here's a brilliant book to tide you over They saved each other once. Can they save each other again? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007431755
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