The great pretenders
(Book)
Author
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 21 cm
Status
First Floor - Fiction
Fic KALPAKI
1 available
Fic KALPAKI
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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First Floor - Fiction | Fic KALPAKI | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American journalists -- Fiction.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Fiction.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction.
Interracial dating -- Fiction.
Literary agents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Fiction.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction.
Interracial dating -- Fiction.
Literary agents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
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Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
DLW188020
Notes
General Note
Includes readers guide.
Description
"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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kalpakian, L. (2019). The great pretenders (First Edition.). Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura, 1945-. 2019. The Great Pretenders. Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura, 1945-. The Great Pretenders Berkley, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura. The Great Pretenders First Edition., Berkley, 2019.
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