{"product_id":"the-blue-butterfly-a-novel-of-marion-davies","title":"NACK, LESLIE JOHANSEN - The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies","description":"\u003cp\u003e2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollywood.”\u003cbr\u003e—Historical Novel Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Blue Butterfly is a vibrant period novel that reimagines the controversial love story of a classic film star.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Foreword Reviews \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LittleFreeBookshop.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47916951175326,"sku":"9781647423476","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9091\/3438\/files\/9781647423476.jpg?v=1782778852","url":"https:\/\/littlefreebookshop.com\/products\/the-blue-butterfly-a-novel-of-marion-davies","provider":"LittleFreeBookshop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}