'Do Tell is an absolute marvel: page-turning yet thought-provoking,
historical in its setting yet contemporary in its concerns. . . A
deeply moving, immensely satisfying, blockbuster of a debut novel'
Anthony Marra *** The summer read of 2023: A whip-smart, glamorous
and poignant debut set in Golden Age Hollywood As character actress
Edie O'Dare finishes the final year of her contract with FWM
Studios, the clock is ticking for her to find a new gig after an
undistinguished stint in the pictures. She's long been moonlighting
for Hollywood's reigning gossip columnist, providing her with the
salacious details of every party and premiere - so when an
up-and-coming starlet hands her a letter alleging an assault from
an A-list actor, Edie helps get the story into print. Edie's second
act career grants her more control on the page than she ever
commanded in front of the camera, but she quickly learns that
publishing the secrets of her friends and colleagues has
repercussions. And when she finds herself in the middle of the
trial of the decade, Edie is forced to make an impossible choice
with the potential to ruin more than one life. Debut novelist
Lindsay Lynch brings the golden age of Hollywood to glittering
life, from star-studded opening nights to backlot brawls,
on-location Westerns to the Hollywood Canteen. Through Edie's wry
observations, Lynch maps the intricate networks of power that
manufacture the magic of the movies, and interrogates who actually
gets to tell women's stories. Praise for Do Tell: 'Like our
intrepid narrator, Do Tell manages to be both funny and
substantive, breezy and wise. I stepped into the stream of the
narrative and didn't look up until I came to the last page' Ann
Patchett, author of The Dutch House 'There is little more alluring
than the promise of secrets, and Do Tell is full of
them--glamorous, tawdry, and human. Lindsay Lynch has created a
rich portrait of the lives of early Hollywood's beautiful puppets
and those holding their strings' Emma Straub, author of This Time
Tomorrow 'Gossip columnist Edie O'Dare has enemies and sources, but
no friends in a Golden Age Hollywood whose gleam is tarnished by
exploitation, cruelty and betrayal. Like a latter-day Cecil B.
DeMille, Lindsay Lynch deftly directs her large cast of morally
complex characters to illuminate issues of fame and notoriety as
relevant now as they were almost a century ago' Geraldine Brooks,
New York Times bestselling author of Horse 'In Do Tell Lindsay
Lynch takes a glance back at golden-age Hollywood and captures the
fizzy magic, the secret lives, and the deep, destructive misogyny
within the industry's DNA. This is a wry, entertaining, and
incisive debut' Lily King, bestselling author of Writers &
Lovers
General
Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Lindsay Lynch
|
Dimensions: |
240 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-70737-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-70737-X |
Barcode: |
9781399707374 |
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