The lush grounds soon become a haven for Hollywood hopefuls to meet, drink, and revel through the night. Right before talking pictures slug Tinsel Town in the jaw, a luminous silent screen star converts her private estate into the Garden of Allah Hotel. Made me wish I was there!” - Debra Ann Pawlak, author of Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy The three main characters, Marcus, Kathryn and Gwendolyn mix it up with such legendary names as Ramon Novarro, Tallulah Bankhead and George Cukor–not to mention the exotic Nazimova herself. “What a fun glimpse into old Hollywood and the fabulous Garden of Allah Hotel with its fascinating tenants. Count me in.” - Sam Irvin, author of Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise It’s one helluva kick-off for a promised series of page-turners. It grabs you by the throat and plops you smack down in the middle of Tinseltown during Prohibition, scraping elbows along the way with a constellation of stars, from Tallulah Bankhead to Greta Garbo. Like Nathanael West’s The Day of the Locust, Martin Turnbull’s Garden on Sunset is steeped in Hollywood decadence–yet not so jaundiced and infinitely more fun.
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