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Starred Review on July 19, 2013 | Fiction
This lyrical historical novel imagines the inner life of the tempestuous relationship between American authors Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) and Lillian Hellman (1905–84). Against the backdrop of 20th-century show business history, Toperoff (Jimmy Dean Prepares) skillfully interleaves their two shifting perspectives. Lillian's Broadway success and Hammett's literary fame brings them together in Hollywood in the 1930s. M...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
