Selznick's Girl Friday: A Novel of 1939 Hollywood

by Turnbull, Martin
ISBN: 9781737495697
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Overview

Polly Maddox lives under the sheltering wing of Santa Catalina Island, her world as small and idyllic as the isolated cove where her father ran a not-so-secret moonshine operation during Prohibition. But when he's accused of a startling crime and goes on the lam, Polly's life capsizes, leaving her with little choice but to flee toward the gleaming mirage of 1939 Los Angeles.

Armed only with lightning-fast fingers and a sharp wit, Polly talks her way into the executive suite of demanding, brilliant movie producer, David O. Selznick, as he labors over his most ambitious project: a film the rest of Hollywood scornfully dismisses as "Selznick's Folly."

As Polly gets swept into the chaos of filming "Gone with the Wind," she realizes Selznick may hold a clue to where she might find her father-but does he have murky motives of his own? Undaunted, Polly's battle to clear her father's name thrusts her directly into the path of a ruthless insider-and he plays for keeps. Polly must outmaneuver his insidious ploys in a town where favors and fraud reign hand-in-hand.

From the author of the Garden of Allah novels comes book one in the Hollywood's Greatest Year trilogy. This delightfully nostalgic yet gripping tale promises to transport you to a time when movies were larger than life and Hollywood was reaching its golden zenith.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Turnbull, Martin
  • ISBN: 9781737495697
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.97
  • Number Of Pages: 434
  • Publication Year: 2024
Language: English