{"product_id":"selznicks-girl-friday-martin-turnbull-9781737495697","title":"Selznick's Girl Friday: A Novel of 1939 Hollywood","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Turnbull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737495694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737495697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rothesay Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d","brand":"Martin Turnbull","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898133930239,"sku":"9781737495697","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0ea1649-9fa8-42ae-9e41-db596aec0948.jpg?v=1721375582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selznicks-girl-friday-martin-turnbull-9781737495697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}