Banished From Memory - Hardcover

Sheeran, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982632142 ISBN 13: 9780982632147

Publisher: Aquafire Sulis, 2019

Synopsis

In 1960, sixteen-year-old Dianna Fletcher has been accustomed to the bright lights of Hollywood all her life-but now they are casting shadows on her family's past and on her own future.

Dianna fears she is losing her talent and failing to live up to her family's legacy. When she does land a part, she finds an unexpected enemy in brilliant actor and womanizer,  Bill Royce, who not only attacks her confidence but holds a deep grudge against her family. Dianna comes to believe Bill's resentment is related to her suspicion that her parents harbor a secret linked to the blacklist. But even as their friendship grows despite their misgivings about each other, Bill will not confess what he knows.

As Dianna struggles with her career in a rapidly changing industry, she urges Bill to share his dark past with her, only to discover secrets that could destroy her family's prestige and power.

Banished From Memory highlights the conflicted relationship between two legacies of the blacklist, the sunset of classic Hollywood, the challenges and gifts of acting, and a determination on the part of one generation to exhume the truth of another's. But at what cost?

About this title

From the Author

I enjoyed writing this book - watching old movies, reading about movies, and also reading about the blacklist and how people fought it. I would like you to enjoy reading it!  I would appreciate your thoughtful review here and sharing your reactions or questions on the book's Facebook page. Please also look to banishedfrommemory.com for information about the movies that are mentioned in the book as well as a thorough book list about Hollywood history and personalities as well as the blacklist. 

From the Back Cover

Her godmother said, "Passion - living life at fever pitch - loving through it - having fun through it - if you don't have much of that, I don't think life's worth living."(Can you guess who this godmother is?)

About this edition

• Publisher: Aquafire Sulis
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0982632142
• ISBN 13: 9780982632147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480