Rich. Beautiful. Damned. Sumptuously evoking the Golden Age of Hollywood a time when money is built on greed & love can be a trick of the light Daisy Waugh's stunning new novel is a compelling portrait of love fame & survival. It is the blistering summer of 1929 & Hollywood's glamorous set appear to have it all. Everybody everywhere is living the Hollywood dream including the elegant & charming high-society couple actor & actress Maximilian & Eleanor Beecham. But beneath the sophistication & glamour their insecure & unhappy marriage is on the brink of divorce & their finances are teetering on a knife's edge after a series of failed films. When the creditors come in to take possession of the house it seems all is lost & they have nowhere to turn but into the arms of their waiting lovers. But when they receive an invitation to one of the legendary weekend house parties at Hearst Castle
- which they know will be filled every Hollywood big-shot around
- they cannot resist one last shot of making it in the film industry. With gossip glamour scandal & decadence the party is the epitome of the Golden Era but for Maximilian & Eleanor the time has come to make a decision that will change their future. Will they sacrifice everything for fame & fortune or can Eleanor & Maximilian learn to love each other again?