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There were jobs available, the dockworkers had said, on that huge ship sailing for new york today. The hollywood daughter of kate alcotts novel learns to. From the new york times bestselling author of the dressmaker comes a moving historical novel about a bold young woman drawn to the looms of lowell, massachusetts and to the one man with whom she has no business falling in love. Book club evening event featuring karen thompson walker. A hollywood publicists daughter idolizes movie star ingrid bergman. An artful weaving of old legends with new realities, this tale invites the reader to. From the new york times bestselling author of the dressmaker comes a blockbuster novel that takes you behind the scenes of the filming of gone with the wind, while turning the spotlight on the passionate. Mar 06, 2017 kate alcotts new novel, the hollywood daughter, comes at a perfect time to remind us of what happens when conspiracy theorists and authoritarians are loosed upon the land. As kate alcott, she is the author of the dressmaker a new york times. The dressmaker has 8 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The glitz and glamour of the victorianedwardian era were coming to a close but the industrial progress and social climate were changing. Family members hold oscars, host tv shows and have directed iconic films. It is infused with hollywood legends, and the author has genuine connections to that tinsel town magic.
Alcott infuses her breathtaking novel with the sort of glamour found only on the big screenand a host of frailties that are all too human. Kate alcott is the pseudonym for journalist patricia o brien, who has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. She also has written a touch of stardust, the daring ladies of lowell, and the dressmaker. Buy a cheap copy of the dressmaker book by kate alcott. Kate alcotts a touch of stardust, and more the new.
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Frankly, i think the story behind the publication of the book is more compelling than the book itself. As kate alcott, she is the new york times bestselling author of the dressmaker and the daring ladies of lowell. She left her california girlhood behind in 1950 to attend bennington college, and the invitation spurs. Kate alcott is the pseudonym for journalist patricia obrien, who has written several books. If you could timetravel to anywhere in the golden age of hollywood, it would be hard to. A vivid portrait of the turbulent times and the heartbreak of real people underneath all the glamour of 1940s hollywood. As kate alcott, she is the new york times bestselling author of the dressmaker, the daring ladies of lowell, and a touch of stardust.
Kate alcott plan on a great evening with kate alcott with her new book, a touch of stardust. The main plot is twodimensional and not all that interesting. The characters are cardboardtess and pinky, in particular, are quite marysueesqueand the romance subplot is a complete cliche. As kate alcott, she is the new york timesbestselling author ofthe dressmakerandthe daring ladies of lowell. The actors and actresses were so glamorous and so much larger than life. Movies were magical experiences and the release of a new movie was a huge social event. Centered on the aftermath of the sinking of the titanic, it was published by doubleday in 2012. When julie crawford leaves fort wayne, indiana for hollywood, she never imagines shell cross paths with carole lombard, the dazzling actress from julies provincial midwestern hometown. The dressmaker 9780385535588 by alcott, kate and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Patricia obrien as kate alcott sells the dressmaker the new. Book club evening event featuring karen thompson walker, will present her book the age of miracles, and kate alcott, will present her book the dressmaker. Feb 17, 2015 kate alcott is the pseudonym for journalist patricia o brien, who has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. Kate alcott is the pseudonym for journalist patricia obrien who has written several books both fiction and nonfiction.