Bibliograph

The Hollywood daughter, a novel, Kate Alcott

Type

Label

The Hollywood daughter, a novel, Kate Alcott

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The Hollywood daughter

Responsibility statement

Kate Alcott

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Growing up in Hollywood, Jessica Malloy watches as her PR executive father helps make Ingrid Bergman a star at Selznick Studio. Over years of fleeting interactions with the actress, Jesse comes to idolize Ingrid, who she considered not only the epitome of elegance and integrity, but also the picture-perfect mother, an area where her own difficult mum falls short. In a heated era of McCarthyism and extreme censorship, Ingrid's affair sets off an international scandal that robs seventeen-year-old Jesse of her childhood hero. When the stress placed on Jesse's father begins to reveal hidden truths about the Malloy family, Jesse's eyes are opened to the complex realities of life and love

Target audience

adult

Creator