Armed only with lightning-fast fingers and a sharp wit, Polly talks her way into the executive suite of demanding, brilliant movie producer, David O. Selznick, as he labors over his most ambitious project: a film the rest of Hollywood scornfully dismisses as “Selznick’s Folly.”
As Polly gets swept into the chaos of filming “Gone with the Wind,” she realizes Selznick may hold a clue to where she might find her father—but does he have murky motives of his own? Undaunted, Polly’s battle to clear her father’s name thrusts her directly into the path of a ruthless insider—and he plays for keeps. Polly must outmaneuver his insidious ploys in a town where favors and fraud reign hand-in-hand.
From the author of the Garden of Allah novels comes book one in the Hollywood’s Greatest Year trilogy. This delightfully nostalgic yet gripping tale promises to transport you to a time when movies were larger than life and Hollywood was reaching its golden zenith.
Martin Turnbull's love for travel, history, and Hollywood led him from Melbourne, Australia, to the heart of Los Angeles in the mid-90s. His background in travel and guiding, including work with the Los Angeles Conservancy and Warner Bros., equipped him with deep knowledge of Hollywood’s golden era. This expertise inspired the Hollywood’s Garden of Allah historical fiction series set between 1927 and 1959, which explores Hollywood’s glamour through the lives of residents at the real-life Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. Martin continues to bring his passion for history to life through his writing.