05250cam a2200757 4500 528225536 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781101886816 1101886811 B0718VC4MV Amazon d693fda6-7c3c-490a-936d-3dd6ac560289 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 253555 253555 253555 3359776 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Benjamin, Melanie. The Girls in the Picture [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3827kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 2455kB. historical biographical fiction. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. historical literary fiction. strong female protagonist. historical fiction books. biographical fiction. america's sweetheart. Historical Fiction. Female friendship. historical novels. douglas fairbanks. hollywood legends. rudolph valentino. literary fiction. historical novel. Charlie Chaplin. frances marion. louis b. mayer. Mary Pickford. Lillian Gish. screenwriter. movie stars. Los Angeles. Friendship. Historical. superstar. Hollywood. flickers. actress. romance. Drama. 1920s. Film. Saga. HTML:From the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue and The Aviator’s Wife, a “rich exploration of two Hollywood friends who shaped the movies” (USA Today)—screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford “Full of Old Hollywood glamour and true details about the pair’s historic careers . . . a captivating ode to a legendary bond.”—Real Simple NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE It is 1914, and twenty-five-year-old Frances Marion has left her (second) husband and her Northern California home for the lure of Los Angeles, where she is determined to live independently as an artist. But the word on everyone’s lips these days is “flickers”—the silent moving pictures enthralling theatergoers. Turn any corner in this burgeoning town and you’ll find made-up actors running around, as a movie camera captures it all. In this fledgling industry, Frances finds her true calling: writing stories for this wondrous new medium. She also makes the acquaintance of actress Mary Pickford, whose signature golden curls and lively spirit have earned her the title “America’s Sweetheart.” The two ambitious young women hit it off instantly, their kinship fomented by their mutual fever to create, to move audiences to a frenzy, to start a revolution. But their ambitions are challenged by both the men around them and the limitations imposed on their gender—and their astronomical success could come at a price. As Mary, the world’s highest paid and most beloved actress, struggles to live her life under the spotlight, she also wonders if it is possible to find love, even with the dashing actor Douglas Fairbanks. Frances, too, longs to share her life with someone. As in any good Hollywood story, dramas will play out, personalities will clash, and even the deepest friendships might be shattered. With cameos from such notables as Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Rudolph Valentino, and Lillian Gish, The Girls in the Picture is, at its heart, a story of friendship and forgiveness. Melanie Benjamin brilliantly captures the dawn of a glittering new era—its myths and icons, its possibilities and potential, and its seduction and heartbreak.   “A boffo production . . . Inspiration is a rare and unexpected gift in a book filled with the fluff of Hollywood, but Benjamin provides it with The Girls in the Picture.”—NPR “Profoundly resonant, The Girls in the Picture is at its core, an empowering and fascinating tale of sisterhood.”—Bryce Dallas Howard. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d693fda6-7c3c-490a-936d-3dd6ac560289&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d693fda6-7c3c-490a-936d-3dd6ac560289&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d693fda6-7c3c-490a-936d-3dd6ac560289&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)