Author: Susan Meissner
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2016
Pages: 400
Rating: Highly Recommend
Synopsis: Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister's vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie. . .
Los Angeles, 1938. Violet Mayfield sets out to reinvent herself in Hollywood after her dream of becoming a wife and mother falls apart, and lands a job on the film-set of Gone With the Wind. There, she meets enigmatic Audrey Duvall, a once-rising film star who is now a fellow secretary. Audrey's zest for life and their adventures together among Hollywood's glitterati enthrall Violet. . .until each woman's deepest desires collide.
Review: Susan Meissner wrote a novel against the backdrop of the filming of Gone With the Wind and the Golden Age of Hollywood. There isn't any book that she's written, that I won't read. I loved the setting, the characters, and the plot. This novel was a treat.
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