City of Flickering Light (Thorndike Press Large Print Core),Used

Product Description Juliette Fay"one of the best authors of women's fiction" (Library Journal)transports us back to the Golden Age of Hollywood and the raucous Roaring Twenties, as three friends struggle to earn their places among the stars of the silent screenperfect for fans of La La Land and Rules of Civility. It's July 1921, "flickers" are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry.At first glance, Hollywood in the 1920s is like no other place on earthiridescent, scandalous, and utterly exhilaratingand the three friends yearn for a life they could only have dreamed of before. But despite the glamour and seduction of Tinseltown, success doesn't come easy, and nothing can prepare Irene, Millie, and Henry for the poverty, temptation, and heartbreak that lie ahead. With their ambitions challenged by both the men above them and the prejudice surrounding them, their friendship is the only constant through desperate times, as each struggles to find their true calling in an uncertain world. What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life.With her "trademark wit and grace" (Randy Susan Meyers, author ofThe Murderer's Daughters), Juliette Fay crafts another radiant and fascinating historical novel as thrilling as the bygone era of Hollywood itself. Review "The descendant of a vaudevillian, Fay follows her tale of traveling acrobats,The Tumbling Turner Sisters (2016), with this atmospheric portrait of early Tinseltown, peppering her characters' escapades with real people and places and creating a buoyant tale of friendship and loyalty."Booklist"[A] dishy but never salacious tale, chock full of details that will delight readers fascinated with silent films and what goes on behind the scenes."Publishers Weekly"City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay is an entirely addictive, transportive historical novel. Delightful characters full of grit, flaws, and compassion take the reader on an unforgettable journey through the Golden Age of Hollywood. From glamorous film sets and champagne parties to dreamshattering realities waiting behind the scenes, the bonds of friendship are not only forged and tested but, above all, depended upon for survival. I didn't want the story to end."Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Edge of Lost"Juliette Fay's gift for creating complex, exquisitely human characters is at its peak in CITY OF FLICKERING LIGHT, and she places Irene, Millie, and Henryand their compelling friendshipin a dazzling 1920s Hollywood so vividly drawndown to the smallest detailthat I felt as if I were right there with them. I can't imagine anyone not loving this book."Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Belong to Me and I'll Be Your Blue Sky"City of Flickering Light radiates excitement, warmth, and, yes, light, making the pages fly. You won't realize that you're getting an educationin this case, in the fascinating world of 1920's Hollywoodas you fall in love with the characters and root for their success. A thoroughly satisfying read."Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe"Full of humor and heart, this dazzling, evocative tale of Hollywood in the early 1920sin all its glamorous, tragic glorywill charm you, move you, and stay with you for a long time after you finish the book. I laughed, I cried, and I was thoroughly swept away by the beautiful writing, fascinating details, and thoroughly delightful main charact