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Chargement... The Chelsea Girls (2019)par Fiona Davis
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Disappointing, may have been the audio version, but I did not care about the locale or the characters. This was also a departure in style from her previous books, and it didn't work for me. ( ) Hazel Riley and Maxine Mead meet each other during WW2 when they are performing in Europe for the troops. Later on and back in the United States, the Chelsea Hotel plays a central role as Hazel tries her hand at being a screenwriter and Maxine strives to become a famous actress. But, the 50s is a dangerous time as Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists and he's going after those in the entertainment industry. It doesn't take much to be a suspect Communist. READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW OVER AT FRESH FICTION! Hazel Riley and Maxine Mead meet each other during WW2 when they are performing in Europe for the troops. Later on and back in the United States, the Chelsea Hotel plays a central role as Hazel tries her hand at being a screenwriter and Maxine strives to become a famous actress. But, the 50s is a dangerous time as Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists and he's going after those in the entertainment industry. It doesn't take much to be a suspect Communist. READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW OVER AT FRESH FICTION! The Chelsea Girls is a well written novel about two women and their love of acting. One became a successful screen star and the other had her life derailed by being Blacklisted during the McCarthy era. The author did a lot of research to make a compelling story. Consequently, the book received four stars in this review and is highly recommended. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom. Spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s, The Chelsea Girls deftly pulls back the curtain on the desperate political pressures of McCarthyism, the complicated bonds of female friendship, and the siren call of the uninhibited Chelsea Hotel"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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