The great pretenders
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
ISBN
9781432866846, 1432866842
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Park Forest Public Library - Stacks | LT FIC KAL | On Shelf |
Westmont Public Library - Adult 1st Floor | LARGE PRINT KALPAKIAN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American journalists -- Fiction.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction.
Interracial dating -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Literary agents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction.
Interracial dating -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Literary agents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
565 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432866846, 1432866842
Notes
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.
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LARGE PRINT
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kalpakian, L. (2019). The great pretenders (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura. 2019. The Great Pretenders. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura. The Great Pretenders Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kalpakian, Laura. The Great Pretenders Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
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