This novel is set in late 1930’s Hollywood, and is a fictional chronicle of the making of the film Gone With the Wind from an insider’s viewpoint. The insider happens to be one Julie Crawford, a gal from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who arrives in Hollywood determined to become a screenwriter. She gets a foot in the proverbial door of film-making by landing a job as Carole Lombard’s secretary. Some sections of the novel are accurate, according to an epilogue by the author, including the mention of Frances Marion, a brilliant screenwriter who mentors the fictional Julie, and helped many women to garner recognition for their efforts in a male dominated profession. The famous love story of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable is quite compelling, with many facts inserted throughout the plot. Fans of early Hollywood will love this one.
