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Land of dreams

Kerrigan, Kate (author.).

Summary: "Irish immigrant Ellie Hogan has finally achieved the American Dream. But her comfortable bohemian life on Fire Island, New York, is shattered when her eldest adopted son, Leo, runs away, lured by the promise of fortune and fame in Hollywood. Determined to keep her family intact, Ellie follows him west, uprooting her youngest son and long-time friend Bridie. In Los Angeles, Ellie creates a fashionable new home among the city's celebrities, artists, and movie moguls. She is also drawn into intense new friendships, including talented film composer Stan, a man far different from any she has ever met, and Suri, a beautiful Japanese woman and kindred spirit, who opens Ellie's eyes to the injustices of her country. While Leo is dazzled by Hollywood's glitz, Ellie quickly sees that the golden glamour masks a world of vanity and greed. Though she tries to navigate them around the dangers of their new home, she will not be able protect them from an even more terrifying threat: war."--Amazon website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062340522
  • ISBN: 9780062340528
  • Physical Description: 316, 9 pages ; 21 cm
    print
  • Edition: First William Morrow paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014.
Subject: Irish United States Fiction
Immigrants Fiction
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Fiction
Mothers and sons Fiction
Families Fiction
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History 20th century Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Blair County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Altoona Area Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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