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Starred Review on June 1, 2025 | Fiction
Clayton's (The Postmistress of Paris) latest jumps between 1957 and 2018, weaving together the lives of four lost souls in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. In 1957, up-and-coming actor Isabella Giori, who has given up everything to make it in Hollywood, is being sequestered by her film studio in a tiny cottage in Carmel weeks before her first movie comes out. Next door is Léon Chazan, a once-lauded screenwriter...Log In or Sign Up to Read More